jowl

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

The jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.

Verb

To throw, dash, or knock.

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/d͡ʒəʊl/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Middle English jawle, chawl, chavel (“jaw, jawbone”), from Old English ċeafl (“jaw, cheek”), from Proto-West Germanic *kafl (“jaw, cheek”). The modern form (for expected chavel, chawl; still found dialectally) is influenced by jaw, which it is a partial doublet of.