jowl /ˈʤaʊ(ə)l ||ˈʤol/
顎,下巴
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.”
Jowl, v. t. To throw, dash, or knock. [Obs.]
How the knave jowls it to the ground. --Shak.
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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)