DEWLAP


Meaning of DEWLAP in English

— dewlapped , adj.

/dooh"lap', dyooh"-/ , n.

1. a pendulous fold of skin under the throat of a bovine animal.

2. any similar part in other animals, as the wattle of fowl or the inflatable loose skin under the throat of some lizards.

[ 1350-1400; ME dew ( e ) lappe, appar. dewe DEW + lappe LAP 1 ; cf. Dan dog-laep, D (dial.) dauw-zwengel; literal sense is unclear ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .