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JAWBONE
shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone
(verb) talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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