flaps
/flæps/
flaps noun: a disease in the mouths of horses involving inflammation in the cheeks or lips. Also the plural of flap.
Noun
flaps pl (plural only)
- A disease in the mouths of horses involving inflammation in the cheeks or lips.
- Giges or flappes, is pimples or teates in the in side of his mouth.1587, Leonard Mascall, The First Booke of Cattell, London: John Wolfe, page 163
- If there be any ſvvelling betvveene the eares, it is a ſigne of the polle euil; ſvvelling under the eare, a ſigne of the vives; and ſvvelling in the mouth, a ſigne either of canker, flaps or lampaſſe.1610, Gervase Markham, “Of the Signes of Sicknesse, and of what Nature it Consisteth”, in Markhams Maister-peece. Or, What doth a Horse-man Lacke. Containing All Possible Knowledge whatsoeuer which...
Also used as
flaps is also the plural of flap.
flaps is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of flap.
flaps meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
flaps in Hindi
- फ़्लैप्स
flaps in Tamil
- ஃப்ளாப்புகள், ஃபிளாப்புகள்
flaps in Marathi
- फ्लॅप्स
flaps in Urdu
- فلیپس, فلاپس
More languagesFewer languages
- flaps in Bengali
- ফ্ল্যাপস
- flaps in Telugu
- ఫ్లాప్స్, ఫ్లాప్లు
- flaps in Malayalam
- ഫ്ളാപ്പുകൾ, ഫ്ലാപ്പുകൾ, ഫ്ലാപുകൾ
- flaps in Kannada
- ಫ್ಲ್ಯಾಪ್ಗಳು
- flaps in Punjabi
- ਫ਼ਲੈਪਸ, ਫਲੈਪਸ
- flaps in Gujarati
- ફ્લેપ્સ, ફ્લૅપ્સ, ફ્લાપ્સ
- flaps in Odia
- ଫ୍ଲାପ୍ସ୍, ଫ୍ଲାପ୍ସ
- flaps in Nepali
- फ्ल्यापहरू, फ्लापहरू, फ्ल्याप्स
Examples of flaps in a sentence
- Theſe Giggs, Bladders or Flaps, proceed either from eating too much Graſs, or that which is bad; or Hay or Provender that is rough and pricking.1726, N. B. Philippos, The Farrier’s and Horseman’s Dictionary, London: J. Darby, page 247:
- The Flaps are a ſpungy, fleſhy, fungous ſubftance, ſituated juſt belovv the grinders on the lovver javv, adjoining the cheek, on the part vvhere the bit reſteth upon.1784, William Griffiths, A Practical Treatise on Farriery, Wrexham, Wales: R. Marsh, page 119:
- These likewise sometimes enlarge during catarrh or inflammation of the mouth, and are called gigs, and bladders, and flaps in the mouth.1843, William Youatt, The Horse, London: Chapman & Hall, page 206:
Origin of flaps
From flap + -s.
Phrases with flaps
- cat flaps
- dog flaps
- flaps off
- lip flaps
- mud flaps
- nan flaps
- pet flaps
- Zap flaps
- beef flaps
- cowl flaps
- meat flaps
- piss flaps
19 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with flaps
Questions about flaps
- What does flaps mean?
- Flaps means a disease in the mouths of horses involving inflammation in the cheeks or lips.
- What is flaps in Hindi?
- Flaps in Hindi is फ़्लैप्स. See Flaps meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use flaps in a sentence?
- Theſe Giggs, Bladders or Flaps, proceed either from eating too much Graſs, or that which is bad; or Hay or Provender that is rough and pricking.
- What part of speech is flaps?
- Flaps is a noun.
- How do you pronounce flaps?
- Flaps is pronounced /flæps/ (UK).
Words near flaps in the dictionary
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