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flaps.

A disease in the mouths of horses involving inflammation in the cheeks or lips.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/flæps/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A disease in the mouths of horses involving inflammation in the cheeks or lips.

    archaic · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English flap Middle English -es English -s English flaps From flap + -s.

noun/flæps/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. plural of flap

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English flap Middle English -es English -s English flaps From flap + -s.

verb/flæps/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flap

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English flap Middle English -es English -s English flaps From flap + -s.

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