DEWLAP


Meaning of DEWLAP in English

I. ˈd(y)üˌlap noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English dewlappe, from dew (I) + lappe lap — more at lap (loose part)

1.

a. : a pendulous fold of skin under the neck of bovine animals

b. : a corresponding fold on various other animals — see dog illustration, goose illustration

c. : a strip of hide cut to hang free from the neck or brisket of cattle as an identification mark

2. : a flaccid fold of fat or flesh on the human throat

3. : one of the two triangular or squarish areas just above the ligule that form the hinge of the blade joint in the sugarcane leaf

II. transitive verb

: to mark (cattle) with a dewlap

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.