jowl
1a jaw, especially the lower jaw.
the cheek.
Origin of jowl
1Other words from jowl
- jowled, adjective
Other definitions for jowl (2 of 2)
a fold of flesh hanging from the jaw, as of a very fat person.
the meat of the cheek of a hog.
the dewlap of cattle.
the wattle of fowls.
Origin of jowl
2- Also jole [johl] /dʒoʊl/
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How to use jowl in a sentence
You know no man that sent me word that he and his wife would come to dinner to me, and sent this jole of fresh salmon beforehand?
The Works of John Marston | John MarstonEtty, I would not fear to affirm, from the asters and golden-rod, cheek by jole with petunias and carnations.
Autumn Leaves | VariousWhy, did not you send the self-same fellow for the jole of salmon that had the cup?
The Works of John Marston | John Marston
British Dictionary definitions for jowl (1 of 2)
/ (dʒaʊl) /
the jaw, esp the lower one
(often plural) a cheek, esp a prominent one
cheek by jowl See cheek (def. 7)
Origin of jowl
1Derived forms of jowl
- jowled, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for jowl (2 of 2)
/ (dʒaʊl) /
fatty flesh hanging from the lower jaw
a similar fleshy part in animals, such as the wattle of a fowl or the dewlap of a bull
Origin of jowl
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with jowl
see cheek by jowl.
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