dewlapnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdʒuː.læp/us/ˈduː.læp/a fold of loose skin that hangs under the throat of a cow or a dog
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The head & neck of non-human animals
- beak
- bill
- cockscomb
- comb
- crest
- crested
- crop
- horn
- horned
- jaw
- maw
- muzzle
- neck
- nose
- pouch
- proboscis
- scruff
- snout
- sucker
- tufted
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Examples from literature
- He was a very large bull, whose black shaggy mane and dewlaps nearly brushed the short prairie grass beneath him.
- In doing so he noticed for the first time Dick's stitches in the hound's dewlap and shoulders.
- The bulls and cows likewise have dewlaps hanging down almost to the ground.