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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 jowl /ˈʤaʊ(ə)l ||ˈʤol/
 顎,下巴

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Jowl n.  The cheek; the jaw. [Written also jole, choule, chowle, and geoule.]
 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.”

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Jowl, v. t. To throw, dash, or knock. [Obs.]
    How the knave jowls it to the ground.   --Shak.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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)