flaps

[ flaps ]
/ flæps /

noun (used with a singular verb) Veterinary Pathology.

swelling of the lips of a horse.

Origin of flaps

flap (noun) + -s3

Definition for flaps (2 of 2)

flap
[ flap ]
/ flæp /

verb (used without object), flapped, flap·ping.

verb (used with object), flapped, flap·ping.

noun

Origin of flap

1275–1325; Middle English flappe a blow, slap, flappen to hit, slap; compare Dutch flap, flappen

OTHER WORDS FROM flap

flap·less, adjective un·flap·ping, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for flaps

flap
/ (flæp) /

verb flaps, flapping or flapped

noun

Word Origin for flap

C14: probably of imitative origin

Medical definitions for flaps

flap
[ flăp ]

n.

Tissue used in surgical grafting that is only partially detached from its donor site so that it continues to be nourished during transfer to the recipient site.