lop-eared, a.
(ˈlɒpˈɪəd)
Also 7 lap-.
[f. lop v.2 + -ed2.]
1. Of an animal: Having ears which lop or hang loosely downwards.
| 1687 Miege Gt. Fr. Dict. ii. s.v. Lap, Lap-eared, qui a les Oreilles pendantes. 1692 Lond. Gaz. No. 2801/4 An Iron grey Horse, lop Ear'd. 1724 Ibid. No. 6294/3 Stolen,..a..Gelding,..a little Lop-Ear'd. 1859 Jephson Brittany v. 55 They [pigs] are long-legged, hump-backed,..lop-eared. 1868 Darwin Anim. & Pl. I. iv. 106 English lop-eared rabbits. 1871 L. Stephen Playgr. Europe x. 250 The queer lop-eared sheep. |
† ¶ 2. [Confused with lop v.1]= crop-eared 2.
| 1798 C. Smith Yng. Philos. III. 26 The strait⁓laced lop-eared puritans of the United States. |