lop-eared
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of lop-eared
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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She spied Paganini, her lop-eared bunny, under the couch.
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In the garden, the most frequently seen snowdrops are the broad-leafed giant snowdrops of midwinter, whose floppy outer segments remind me of lop-eared rabbits, and the more slender common snowdrops of late winter.
From Washington Post
“He’s talking about that lop-eared nitwit of a poet down there,” answered Bigwig.
From Literature
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It’s an appealing conceit, but in truth the author’s method recalls that of Toby, the long-haired, lop-eared bloodhound from “The Sign of the Four”: He simply goes where his nose takes him.
From Washington Post
A few days later at the park, a child identified as Master Gardiner Stewart showed up with his gift: a pair of lop-eared rabbits.
From New York Times
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