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Definition of Lop-eared
1. Adjective. Having bent or drooping ears. "A lop-eared hound"
Definition of Lop-eared
1. Adjective. Having ears that sag or bend. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lop-eared
Literary usage of Lop-eared
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1850)
"FANCY lop-eared RABBITS. Breeding and Management of the> Rabbit. The domestic
rabbit, in all its varieties, has always been, and still is, a great favorite ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"lop-eared, lap-, lopper-, lave-, ... lop-eared. The form louch-eared may be
compared with Bav. latschen, lotschen, ..."
3. General Biology: A Book of Outlines and Practical Studies for the General by James George Needham (1910)
"By continuing this process of back-crossing with the lop-eared stock, and selecting
the albino offspring obtained, the lop-eared character may be steadily ..."
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