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flews

 (flo͞oz)
pl.n.
The pendulous corners of the upper lip of certain dogs, such as the bloodhound.

[Origin unknown.]
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flews

(fluːz)
pl n
(Anatomy) the fleshy hanging upper lip of a bloodhound or similar dog
[C16: of unknown origin]
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flews

(fluz)

n.pl.
the large pendulous sides of the upper lip of certain dogs, as bloodhounds.
[1565–75; orig. uncertain]
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