JAWBONE

shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone

(verb) talk idly or casually and in a friendly way

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

jawbone (plural jawbones)

The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.

Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.

(singular or plural, musical instrument) A shaken musical instrument (an idiophone) made from the jawbone of an animal and shaken such that the teeth vibrate in their sockets to produce sound.

Synonyms

• (the bone of the lower jaw): inferior maxillary bone, lower jaw, mandible, submaxilla

• (any bone in the lower or upper jaw): dentary, dentary bone, maxilla

Verb

jawbone (third-person singular simple present jawbones, present participle jawboning, simple past and past participle jawboned)

To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.

Source: Wiktionary

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Jaw"bone`, n.

Definition: The bone of either jaw; a maxilla or a mandible.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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