flews

[ flooz ]

/ fluz /

plural noun

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

Origin of flews

First recorded in 1565–75; origin uncertain

Words nearby flews

fleurette, fleuron, fleury, Flevoland, flew, flews, flex, flexagon, flexcash, flexdollars, flexecutive

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Example sentences from the Web for flews

Then Finn turned to his mate and affectionately licked her low-hanging ears, flews, and dewlap.
Jan|A. J. Dawson
The brows are prominent; the flews very long—sometimes a couple of inches—and the nostrils large and well dilated.
Sporting Dogs|Frank Townend Barton
At the end of spring the diggers flock back out of the Desert and exchange chaff and flews in the gorgeous verandahs.
Letters of Travel (1892-1913)|Rudyard Kipling
Yesterday I'd ben willin to bet a 20-cent seegar that my gal, Maria, would 'er lep cross one of the flews of Haydies for me.
The Bad Boy At Home|Walter T. Gray

British Dictionary definitions for flews

flews

/ (fluːz) /

pl n

the fleshy hanging upper lip of a bloodhound or similar dog

Word Origin for flews

C16: of unknown origin

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单词	flews
释义	flews [ flooz ] / fluz / plural noun the large, pendulous sides of the upper lip of certain dogs, as bloodhounds. Origin of flews First recorded in 1565–75; origin uncertain Words nearby flews fleurette, fleuron, fleury, Flevoland, flew, flews, flex, flexagon, flexcash, flexdollars, flexecutive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flews Then Finn turned to his mate and affectionately licked her low-hanging ears, flews, and dewlap. Jan\|A. J. Dawson The brows are prominent; the flews very long—sometimes a couple of inches—and the nostrils large and well dilated. Sporting Dogs\|Frank Townend Barton At the end of spring the diggers flock back out of the Desert and exchange chaff and flews in the gorgeous verandahs. Letters of Travel (1892-1913)\|Rudyard Kipling Yesterday I'd ben willin to bet a 20-cent seegar that my gal, Maria, would 'er lep cross one of the flews of Haydies for me. The Bad Boy At Home\|Walter T. Gray British Dictionary definitions for flews flews / (fluːz) / pl n the fleshy hanging upper lip of a bloodhound or similar dog Word Origin for flews C16: of unknown origin 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
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