dewlap

2 definitions found

dewlap - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dewlap \Dew"lap`\, n. [Dew + lap to lick.]
     1. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or
        licks the dew in grazing.
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     2. The flesh upon the human throat, especially when with age.
        [Burlesque]
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              On her withered dewlap pour the ale.  --Shak.
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dewlap - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dewlap
      n 1: a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck