Dictionary

dewlap en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdu.læp/ (US)
• /ˈdju.læp/ (US)
• /ˈdjuː.læp/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English dewlappe. The first element may be dew (and if not, seems to have been altered by folk etymology to resemble it); the second element is lap (“loose fabric”), Old English læppa (“a loose hanging piece”); compare jellop and jowlop (from jowl + lap), and dewclaw. Compare old Norwegian and Danish doglæp (the modern Danish word for "dew" is dug, but compare Old Norse dǫgg (“dew”) and Norwegian dogg). Old English instead terms such skin the frǣtlæppa (whence Middle English fresh-lappe).

Meanings

1. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
   • I need new clothes. Okay. How come? Because girls seem to like it when boys wear more than one type of shirt. Why is that? I guess so they can get a sense of your style. It says something about a person. Like how some iguanas flare their colorful dewlaps to attract a mate. Exactly... like that. I think. 2017, Brian Tanen, “Julia Says” (5:30 from the start), in Michael Patrick Jann, director, Atypical, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Sam, Julia (Keir Gilchrist, Amy Okuda), via Netflix:
   • 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 throat of an elderly human.
   • He ended up looking at himself in the mirror. His image stared back at him. He was developing a dewlap - a definite dewlap. He waggled under his chin scornfully with his fingers. 2017, Bernard MacLaverty, “Chapter 2”, in Midwinter Break, page 36:

Forms

Deriveds

dewlapt · dewlapping · dewlapped

Translations (55)

cy tagell (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · ga preiceall (sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human — see also double chin) · sv dröglapp (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · mn хөх (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · hu lebeny (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · pl podgardle (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · de Wamme (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · gl papo (sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human — see also double chin) · niq lakop (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · tr gıdık (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · it pappagorgia (sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human — see also double chin) · gl barbada (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · pl łałok (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · gsw Buuchlämpe (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · fi helluvainen (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · is hes (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · te గంగడోలు (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · fr fanon (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · tr gıdık (sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human — see also double chin) · ga preiceall (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · de Kehlwamme (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · ar غَبَب (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · tr gerdan (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · es papo (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · ga sprochaille (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · la paleāria (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · ota صقاق (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · ru подгру́док (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · it pappagorgia (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · cs podbradek (sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human — see also double chin) · ca papada (sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human — see also double chin) · es papada (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · ar لُغْد (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · bgc अयाल (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · gd caisean (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · gd sporan (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · cy tagell (sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human — see also double chin) · grc λωγάνιον (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · mn ᠬᠥᠬᠦ (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · hu lebernyeg (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · pt papada (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · ota صقاق (sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human — see also double chin) · nl keelhuid (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · gl papo (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · ru второ́й подборо́док (sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human — see also double chin) · hu toka (sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human — see also double chin) · cs lalok (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · hu toka (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · ca papada (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · ka ღაბაბი (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · nrf brueûtchet (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · gl gorgueira (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · pt papo (pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal) · fi kaksoisleuka (sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human — see also double chin) · es papada (sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human — see also double chin)