Flewed

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having large flews, the hanging upper lip common to certain breeds of dog. not-comparable, obsolete

    "My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind; / So flewed, so sanded; and their heads are hung / With ears that sweep away the morning dew;"

Example

More examples

"My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind; / So flewed, so sanded; and their heads are hung / With ears that sweep away the morning dew;"

Etymology

From flew + -ed.

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