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flews

American  
[flooz] / fluz /

plural noun

  1. the large, pendulous sides of the upper lip of certain dogs, as bloodhounds.


flews British  
/ fluːz /

plural noun

  1. the fleshy hanging upper lip of a bloodhound or similar dog

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of flews

First recorded in 1565–75; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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He has a houndlike face, with droopy flews.

From Washington Post Dec. 13, 2020

The lips are darkly pigmented and are pendulous, falling squarely in front and, toward the back, in loose hanging flews.

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2010

EYES—The eyes are deeply sunk in the orbits, the lids assuming a lozenge or diamond shape, in consequence of the lower lids being dragged down and everted by the heavy flews.

From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert

It was for the sheer joy it brought him that he ran now with low-hanging flews, drinking in the scent he followed.

From Jan A Dog and a Romance by Rockwell, Norman

Then Finn turned to his mate and affectionately licked her low-hanging ears, flews, and dewlap.

From Jan A Dog and a Romance by Rockwell, Norman

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