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Definitions for Dewlap
[1] a pendulous fold of skin under the throat of a bovine animal.
[2] any similar part in other animals, as the wattle of fowl or the inflatable loose skin under the throat of some lizards.
[3] a loose fold of skin hanging from beneath the throat in cattle, dogs, etc
[4] loose skin on an elderly person's throat
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Origin of Dewlap
1350–1400; Middle English dew(e)lappe, apparently dewe dew + lappe lap1; compare Danish dog-læp, Dutch (dial.) dauw-zwengel; literal sense is unclear
Other words from Dewlap
dew·lapped , adjective
Word origin for Dewlap
C14 dewlappe, from dew (probably changed by folk etymology from an earlier form of different meaning) + lap 1 (from Old English læppa hanging flap), perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish doglæp