| Pronunciation: | | 'doo`lap
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[n] a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck |
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DEWLAP is a 6 letter word that starts with D. |
| | See Also: | | cervix, cutis, neck, skin, tegument |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
2. The flesh upon the human throat, especially when with age.
[Burlesque]
On her withered dewlap pour the ale. --Shak.
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