I. ˈjau̇(ə)l also ˈjōl sometimes ˈjȯl noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by jaw ) (I) of Middle English chavel, chauel, chawl, from Old English ceafl; akin to Middle High German kivel, kiver jaw, Old Saxon kaflos, plural, jaws, Old Norse kjaptr jaw, Old Irish gop beak, mouth, Avestan zafar-, zafan- mouth
1.
a. : jaw ; especially : mandible
b. : one of the lateral halves of the mandible
2.
a. : cheek 1
b. : the boneless cheek meat of a hog
a dinner of boiled jowl and black-eyed peas
— see pork illustration
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by jaw ) (I) of Middle English cholle, probably from Old English ceole throat — more at glutton
1.
a. : the pendulous part of a double chin
b. : the flesh hanging under the jaw of a fat pig
c. : the dewlap of cattle
d. : the wattle of a fowl
e. : a marked fullness and looseness of the flesh about the lower cheek and jaw usually associated with aging — usually used in plural
2. : the space and the soft tissues filling it between the branches of the lower jaw of a horse
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English choll, cholle, jol, jolle
1. obsolete : head 1
2. : a cut or dish of fish consisting of the head and usually adjacent parts
IV. ˈjau̇(ə)l, ˈjōl verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English chollen, jollen, perhaps from choll, cholle, jol, jolle head
dialect : jow I
V. noun
( -s )
dialect : jow II