button ear

noun

a dog's ear that folds forward completely.

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Origin of button ear

First recorded in 1880–85

OTHER WORDS FROM button ear

but·ton-eared, adjective

Words nearby button ear

buttinsky, buttle, buttock, buttock-clenching, button, button ear, button man, button mangrove, button one's lip, button quail, button snakeroot
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