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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. loose skin hanging under the neck of an animal — see cow illustration 2. loose flesh on the human throat • dewlapped adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a loose fold of skin hanging from the throat of cattle, dogs, etc. 2 similar loose skin round the throat of an elderly person. Etymology: ME f. DEW + LAP(1), perh. after ON (unrecorded) döggleppr

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.