lop-eared

[ lop-eerd ]

adjective

1. having ears that droop or hang down.

lop-eared

adjective

1. (of animals) having ears that droop

Word History and Origins

Origin of lop-eared¹

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

He teased a little lop-eared spaniel, and nipped it till it yelped.

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The lop-eared rabbit is a stately beast and less brisk than his prick-eared relations.

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He was lop-eared and the dank yellow hair fell about his puffy eyes in straight, unrippling shocks.

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All this happened within two hours from the time I erected the lop-eared, knocked-kneed and club-footed Oolong in my household.

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A boy I know has been over here ever so many times trying to get that young lop-eared tortoise-shell doe!

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