noun
jowl
Jowl (noun) means the jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.
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The jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.
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Etymology
From Middle English jawle, chawl, chavel (“jaw, jawbone”), from Old English ċeafl (“jaw, cheek”), from Proto-West Germanic *kafl (“jaw, cheek”). The modern form (for expected chavel, chawl; still found dialectally) is influenced by jaw, which it is a partial doublet of.
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"jowl" (noun) means the jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.