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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
)
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