Hypertext Webster Gateway: "jowl"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jowl \Jowl\, n. [For older chole, chaul, AS. ceaft jaw. Cf.
{Chaps}.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jowl \Jowl\, v. t.
To throw, dash, or knock. [Obs.]
How the knave jowls it to the ground. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
jowl
n 1: the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the
mouth [syn: {lower jaw}, {mandible}, {mandibula}, {submaxilla},
{lower jawbone}, {jawbone}]
2: a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and
jaw (characteristic of aging)
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