■ noun a fold of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat of an animal or bird, especially that present in many cattle.
Origin
ME: from dew and lap 1 , perh. influenced by a Scand. word (cf. Dan. doglæp ).
■ noun a fold of loose skin hanging from the neck or throat of an animal or bird, especially that present in many cattle.
Origin
ME: from dew and lap 1 , perh. influenced by a Scand. word (cf. Dan. doglæp ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004