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dewlap (DOO-lap, DYOO-lap) noun
A loose fold of skin hanging under the neck of an animal such as cow, rooster, lizard, etc. In birds this appendage is also known as a wattle. [From Middle English dewlappe; dew, of unknown origin and meaning, + lap, fold.] "Gore is rather more bearish than the last time I saw him, but still handsome, his leonine head beginning to soften with dewlaps, his fiercely intelligent eyes surrounded by innumerable wrinkles." Erica Jong, Into the Lion's Den: Visiting Gore Vidal is No Small Undertaking, The Guardian (London, UK), Oct 26, 2000. This week's theme: words for odds and ends. ............................................................................ Everyone is a genius at least once a year. -Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, scientist and philosopher (1742-1799) What to give to those who have everything? Give the gift of words. Here is a gift that keeps on giving. To enter a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day, please visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html or ask them to subscribe themselves at http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscribe.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/dewlap.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/dewlap.ram
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