slouch-earedadj.
Now rare or Obsolete.
Having loose hanging ears.
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slouch-eared1556
loll-eared1581
lop-eared1688
flop-eared1846
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > ear > [adjective] > types of ear > having
crop-eared1530
slouch-eared1556
well-hung1611
round-eared1615
prick-eared1641
nick-eared1834
tip-eared1880
thick-lugged1922
1556 J. Olde tr. R. Gwalther Antichrist f. 11 That men maye se what a slowche eared asse his is.
1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Qui a les Oreilles lasches & pendantes, hanging eares, or slouch eared.
1607 T. Tomkis Lingua iii. vi There was an old..slouch-eard slaue that looking himselfe by chance in a Glasse died for pure hate.
1793 T. Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds (ed. 3) II. 313 Slouch-eared Bat with large pendulous ears, pointed at the ends.
1855 Trans. Michigan Agric. Soc. 6 511 The original English breed [of hogs]—those long-legged,..slouch-eared, big-headed..animals.
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