dewlap — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.

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   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.

   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.

2. The sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human.

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   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.

Noun

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

   Broader terms

   skintegumentcutis