jowl
1a jaw, especially the lower jaw.
the cheek.
Origin of jowl
1Other words from jowl
- jowled, adjective
Other definitions for jowl (2 of 2)
a fold of flesh hanging from the jaw, as of a very fat person.
the meat of the cheek of a hog.
the dewlap of cattle.
the wattle of fowls.
Origin of jowl
2- Also jole [johl] /dʒoʊl/
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How to use jowl in a sentence
Alastair Sim had jowls like melting candle wax, a snarl like a cornered cat and eyes cold with contempt.
Leno's face, although it glows with the rubbery health of the often-exfoliated, is falling, and jowls are begging to form.
With that redefinition of patriotism, Obama snatched love of country from the greasy jowls of Rush Limbaugh and the crew.
Mr. Ducksmith foamed at the corners of the small mouth that disappeared into the bloodhound jowls.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeJake was clubfooted, lumbering, with his jaws grown into great jowls of bone, his arms elongated and ending in hooks.
Valley of the Croen | Lee Tarbell
Under the chin he was pouched like a pelican and about the jowls was wattled like a turkey gobbler.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm | Irvin S. CobbThere was a certain grandeur about his great, dark visage, his falciform nose and meaty jowls as he stood there.
The Marooner | Charles A. StearnsWhen at length she gave it up, his jowls were only a few shades lighter.
Joan Thursday | Louis Joseph Vance
British Dictionary definitions for jowl (1 of 2)
/ (dʒaʊl) /
the jaw, esp the lower one
(often plural) a cheek, esp a prominent one
cheek by jowl See cheek (def. 7)
Origin of jowl
1Derived forms of jowl
- jowled, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for jowl (2 of 2)
/ (dʒaʊl) /
fatty flesh hanging from the lower jaw
a similar fleshy part in animals, such as the wattle of a fowl or the dewlap of a bull
Origin of jowl
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with jowl
see cheek by jowl.
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