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English Dictionary: dewlap by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dewlap
n
  1. a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dewlap \Dew"lap`\, n. [Dew + lap to lick.]
      1. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or
            licks the dew in grazing.
  
      2. The flesh upon the human throat, especially when with age.
            [Burlesque]
  
                     On her withered dewlap pour the ale.   --Shak.
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