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DEWLAP
Definition of DEWLAP
noun
The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
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Other senses
DEWLAP carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A fold of loose skin hanging from the neck of certain animals.
noun
A pendulous part similar to this, such as the wattle of a bird.
noun
A fold of loose skin hanging from the neck of a person.
noun
A brand or ownership-mark on the dewlap of an animal.
Where it comes from
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 frǣtlæppa (whence Middle English fresh-lappe).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,961)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEWLAP · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse.
DEWLAP in a sentence
“The moose has a very thick, strong neck from which hangs a long, round flap of skin and hair called a dewlap, or bell.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEWLAP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 83 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEWLAP starts with D and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read ADELPW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DEWLAP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found DEWLAP?
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