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flew.

The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/fluː//fluʊ̯//fljuː/dated
  1. The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip.

    plural
    The raging hound's flews were twisted upwards in an angry snarl.
Where this word comes from

Unknown.

adj/fluː//fluʊ̯//fljuː/dated
  1. shallow; flat

    UK · dialectal
verb/fluː//fluʊ̯//fljuː/dated
  1. simple past of fly

    form-of · past
Where this word comes from

From Middle English flew, flow, from Old English flēag, flug-, from Proto-Germanic *flaug, *flug-, past tense forms of Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”). Compare Saterland Frisian flooch (“flew”), West Frisian fleach (“flew”), Dutch vloog (“flew”), German flog (“flew”), Danish fløj (“flew”), Swedish flög (“flew”), Icelandic flaug (“flew”).

verb/fluː//fluʊ̯//fljuː/dated
  1. simple past of flay

    form-of · obsolete · past
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