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JOWL
jowl
(noun) a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
jowl (plural jowls)
the jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.
Verb
jowl (third-person singular simple present jowls, present participle jowling, simple past and past participle jowled)
(obsolete, transitive) To throw, dash, or knock.
Etymology 2
Noun
jowl (plural jowls)
a fold of fatty flesh under the chin, around the cheeks, or lower jaw (as a dewlap, wattle, crop, or double chin).
the cheek; especially the cheek meat of a hog.
cut of fish including the head and adjacent parts
Source: Wiktionary
Jowl, n. Etym: [For older chole, chaul, AS. ceaft jaw. Cf. Chaps.]
Definition: 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 three cheek by jole." Shak. " Sits cheek by jowl." Dryden.
Jowl, v. t.
Definition: To throw, dash, or knock. [Obs.] How the knave jowls it to the ground. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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