jawp
[ jawp, jahp ]
/ dʒɔp, dʒɑp /
noun Scot. and North England.
jaup.
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Words nearby jawp
ja well no fine, jawfish, Jawlensky, jawless fish, jawlike, jawp, jaw reflex, jawrope, jaws, jaw's-harp, Jaws of Life
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Example sentences from the Web for jawp
But, for a that, our ain kith and kin, Beenie—we maun jook and let the jawp gae bye.
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