jowl

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To throw, dash, or knock.

Concepts

jowl

jaw

cheek

lower jaw

mandible

double chin

jawbone

lower jawbone

mandibula

mandibular bone

submaxilla

chin

gill

chap

lower mandible

underjaw

fleshy

meaty

blister

craw

crop

goitre

gorge

buccula

chop

cheek pouch

snout

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒəʊl/

Etymology

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.