JOWL


Meaning of JOWL in English

I. ˈjau̇(-ə)l sometimes ˈjōl noun

Etymology: alteration of Middle English choll

Date: 15th century

: a cut of fish consisting of the head and usually adjacent parts

II. noun

Etymology: alteration of Middle English cholle, probably from Old English ceole throat — more at glutton

Date: 1591

: usually slack flesh (as a dewlap, wattle, or the pendulous part of a double chin) associated with the cheeks, lower jaw, or throat

III. noun

Etymology: alteration of Middle English chavel, from Old English ceafl; akin to Middle High German kivel jaw, Avestan zafar- mouth

Date: 1598

1.

a. : jaw ; especially : mandible

b. : one of the lateral halves of the mandible

2.

a. : cheek 1

b. : the cheek meat of a hog

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