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jowl

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[ joul, johl ]
/ dʒaʊl, dʒoʊl /
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noun
a jaw, especially the lower jaw.
the cheek.
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Origin of jowl

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before 1000; Middle English chawl, chavell,Old English ceafl jaw; cognate with Dutch kevel,German Kiefer,Old Norse kjaptr

OTHER WORDS FROM jowl

jowled, adjective

Other definitions for jowl (2 of 2)

jowl2
[ joul, johl ]
/ dʒaʊl, dʒoʊl /
noun
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.
Also jole [johl] /dʒoʊl/

Origin of jowl

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First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English cholle, Old English ceole “throat”; cognate with German Kehle “throat”
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Words related to jowl

cheek, dewlap, mandible

How to use jowl in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for jowl (1 of 2)

jowl1
/ (dʒaʊl) /
noun
the jaw, esp the lower one
(often plural) a cheek, esp a prominent one
cheek by jowl See cheek (def. 7)

Derived forms of jowl

jowled, adjective

Word Origin for jowl

Old English ceafl jaw; related to Middle High German kivel, Old Norse kjaptr

British Dictionary definitions for jowl (2 of 2)

jowl2
/ (dʒaʊl) /
noun
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

Word Origin for jowl

Old English ceole throat; compare Old High German kela
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Other Idioms and Phrases with jowl

jowl

see cheek by jowl.

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