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jawbreaker

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jaw⋅break⋅er

  [jaw-brey-ker]
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–noun
1. Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
2. a very hard, usually round, candy.
3. Also called jaw crusher. Mining. a machine used to break up ore, consisting of a fixed plate and a hinged jaw moved by a toggle joint.
Origin:
1830–40; jaw 1 + breaker 1

Related forms:
jawbreaking, adjective
jaw⋅break⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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jaw·break·er   (jô'brā'kər)   
n.  

  1. A very hard candy.

  2. Slang A word that is difficult to pronounce.

  3. A machine that crushes rock or ore.

jaw'break'ing adj., jaw'break'ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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