dewlap

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈdu.læp/, /ˈdju.læp/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈdjuː.læp/

Noun

dewlap (plural dewlaps)

1. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
   • 1901 – 1902, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles

     Fire burst from its open mouth, its eyes glowed with a smouldering glare, its muzzle and hackles and dewlap were outlined in flickering flame.

2. The sagging flesh on the human throat of an old person.

Translations

• French: fanon
• German: Wamme, Kehlwamme
• Italian: pappagorgia
• Russian: подгрудок
• Spanish: papo, papada

Translations

• Italian: pappagorgia
• Russian: второ́й
• Spanish: papada

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