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JAW
jaw
(noun) holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
jaw
(noun) the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
jaw
(noun) the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
yack, jaw, yack away, rattle on, yap away
(verb) talk incessantly and tiresomely
chew, masticate, manducate, jaw
(verb) chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; “He jawed his bubble gum”; “Chew your food and don’t swallow it!”; “The cows were masticating the grass”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
jaw (plural jaws)
One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
The part of the face below the mouth.
(figuratively) Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; especially plural, the mouth or way of entrance.
A notch or opening.
A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place.
One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them.
(nautical) The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
(slang, dated) Impudent or abusive talk.
(slang) Axle guard.
(snooker) The curved part of the cushion marking the entry to the pocket.
Verb
jaw (third-person singular simple present jaws, present participle jawing, simple past and past participle jawed)
(transitive) To assail or abuse by scolding.
(intransitive) To scold; to clamor.
(intransitive, informal) To talk; to converse.
(snooker, transitive, intransitive) (of a ball) To stick in the jaws of a pocket.
Etymology 2
Uncertain, see Jew's harp for more.
Adjective
jaw (not comparable)
(used in certain set phrases like jaw harp, jaw harpist and jaw's-trump)
Source: Wiktionary
Jaw, n. Etym: [A modification of chaw, formed under the influence of F. joue the cheek. See Chaw, Chew.]
1. (Anat.) (a) One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth. (b) Hence, also, the bone itself with the teeth and covering. (c) In the plural, the mouth.
2. Fig.: Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; esp., pl., the mouth or way of entrance; as, the jaws of a pass; the jaws of darkness; the jaws of death. Shak.
3. (Mach.) (a) A notch or opening. (b) A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place; as, the jaw of a railway-car pedestal. See Axle guard. (b) One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
5.
Definition: Impudent or abusive talk. [Slang] H. Kingsley. Jaw bit (Railroad), a bar across the jaws of a pedestal underneath an axle box.
– Jaw breaker, a word difficult to pronounce. [Obs.] -- Jaw rope (Naut.), a rope which holds the jaws of a gaff to the mast.
– Jaw tooth, a molar or grinder; a back tooth.
Jaw, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jawing.]
Definition: To scold; to clamor. [Law] Smollett.
Jaw, v. t.
Definition: To assail or abuse by scolding. [Law]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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