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flop-eared

[ flop-eerd ]

/ ˈflɒpˌɪərd /

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adjective

having long, drooping ears, as a hound.

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Origin of flop-eared

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby flop-eared

floor trading, floorwalker, floor-work, floozy, flop, flop-eared, flop forging, flophouse, flopover, flopperoo, floppers

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Example sentences from the Web for flop-eared

Prior to 1990, finding RETs (also called red-eared sliders) in the UK was a lot more difficult.
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When Fernandez got control of AirAsia it had been a limping, government-subsidized flop.
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Earlier, a two-headed dragon in the Ron Howard flop Willow was known, at least around the set, as the “Ebersisk.”
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Everyone dressed appropriately and even impeccably—not a flip-flop in sight.
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In case the film was transposed to 2014, the director believes it would be a guaranteed flop.
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I did think uh tryin' t' get off with their hosses, but I figured it wouldn't pay with that sharp-eared cuss on the watch.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
She ain't all greyhound; but the best man as ever I knew always said there never was a prick-eared one a bad 'un.
The Chequers|James Runciman
Bud turned his hotcakes with a vicious flop that spattered more batter on the stove.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
And although Buster went to the meeting-place each morning, he failed to find his long-eared friend there.
The Tale of Buster Bumblebee|Arthur Scott Bailey
They also knew that sharp-eared Pawnee scouts were on guard, and they feared that it would be difficult to avoid them.
Three Sioux Scouts|Elmer Russell Gregor

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