Jowl : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Jowl	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Jowl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jowl n the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth Synonym(s): lower jaw, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone, jowl a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jowl \Jowl\, n. [For older chole, chaul, AS. ceaft jaw. Cf. {Chaps}.] The cheek; the jaw. [Written also {jole}, {choule}, {chowle}, and {geoule}.] {Cheek by jowl}, with the cheeks close together; side by side; in close proximity. [bd]I will go with three cheek by jole.[b8] --Shak. [bd] Sits cheek by jowl.[b8] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jowl \Jowl\, v. t. To throw, dash, or knock. [Obs.] How the knave jowls it to the ground. --Shak.