Found 2 items, similar to Jowl.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: jowl
jowl
n 1: the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the
mouth [syn:
lower jaw,
mandible,
mandibula,
mandibular bone
,
submaxilla,
lower jawbone,
jawbone]
2: a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and
jaw (characteristic of aging)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Jowl
Jowl
\Jowl\ (joul or j[=o]l), n. [For older chole, chaul, AS.
ceaft jaw. Cf.
Chaps.]
The cheek; the jaw. [Written also
jole,
choule,
chowle,
and
geoule.]
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Cheek by jowl, with the cheeks close together; side by
side; in close proximity.
“I will go with thee cheek by
jole.” --Shak.
“ Sits cheek by jowl.” --Dryden.
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Jowl
\Jowl\, v. t.
To throw, dash, or knock. [Obs.]
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How the knave jowls it to the ground. --Shak.
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