"thick ear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thick ears [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} thick ear (plural thick ears)
  1. (informal) A swollen ear resulting from a blow to the side of the head. Tags: informal Related terms: thick lip
    Sense id: en-thick_ear-en-noun-ViLX~od-
  2. (informal, by extension, often in the phrase 'give someone a thick ear') A punishment or threatened punishment notionally taking the form of a blow around the head. Tags: broadly, informal
    Sense id: en-thick_ear-en-noun-BlK54uWx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

Inflected forms

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