JOWL


Meaning of JOWL in English

[jowl] n [alter. of ME choll] (15c): a cut of fish consisting of the head and usu. adjacent parts

[2]jowl n [alter. of ME cholle, prob. fr. OE ceole throat--more at glutton] (1591): usu. slack flesh (as a dewlap, wattle, or the pendulous part of a double chin) associated with the cheeks, lower jaw, or throat [3]jowl n [alter. of ME chavel, fr. OE ceafl; akin to MHG kivel jaw, Av zafar- mouth] (1598) 1 a: jaw; esp: mandible b: one of the lateral halves of the mandible

2. a: cheek 1 b: the cheek meat of a hog "a dinner of boiled ~s"

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