dewlap

Meaning

Noun

  • The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
  • The sagging flesh on the human throat of an old person.

Origin

  • Dew, of unknown meaning and origin, + Old English læppa ("a loose hanging piece")

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