LOCKJAW


Meaning of LOCKJAW in English

/ ˈlɒkdʒɔː; NAmE ˈlɑːk-/ noun

[ U ] ( old-fashioned , informal ) a form of the disease tetanus in which the jaws become stiff and closed

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