Dewlap

Pronunciation

Origin

Dew, of unknown meaning and origin, + Old English læppa ("a loose hanging piece")

Full definition of dewlap

Noun

1. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing, or a similar feature on any other animal.
• 1901 – 1902, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the BaskervillesFire burst from its open mouth, its eyes glowed with a smouldering glare, its muzzle and hackles and dewlap were outlined in flickering flame.
2. The sagging flesh on the human throat of an old person.

Coordinate terms

• dewclaw - same first root element, "dew"

Anagrams

• pawled