dewlap

Meaning

1. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
2. The sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human.

Synonyms

wattle

caruncle

double chin

Translations

papada

giogaia

fanon

papada

Doppelkinn

Wamme

pappagorgia

Wampe

Kehlfalte

Halsfalte

προγούλι

ζάρα λαιμού

γκερντάνι

bajoue

gozzo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdu.læp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: dewlappe

In summary

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 frǣt-læppa (whence Middle English fresh-lappe).