dewlap Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck

WordNet


Dew"lap` noun
Etymology
Dew + lap to lick.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913