noun
1.
a jaw, especially the lower jaw.
2.
the cheek.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English chawl, chavell, Old English ceafl jaw; cognate with Dutch kevel, German Kiefer, Old Norse kjaptr
before 1000; Middle English chawl, chavell, Old English ceafl jaw; cognate with Dutch kevel, German Kiefer, Old Norse kjaptr
Related forms
jowled, adjective
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noun
1.
a fold of flesh hanging from the jaw, as of a very fat person.
2.
the meat of the cheek of a hog.
3.
the dewlap of cattle.
4.
the wattle of fowls.
Also, jole.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English cholle, Old English ceole throat; cognate with German Kehle throat
1275–1325; Middle English cholle, Old English ceole throat; cognate with German Kehle throat
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jowl1 (dʒaʊl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the jaw, esp the lower one |
| 2. | (often plural) a cheek, esp a prominent one |
| 3. | cheek by jowl See cheek |
| [Old English ceafl jaw; related to Middle High German kivel, Old Norse kjaptr] | |
| jowled1 | |
| —adj | |
| jowl2 (dʒaʊl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | fatty flesh hanging from the lower jaw |
| 2. | a similar fleshy part in animals, such as the wattle of a fowl or the dewlap of a bull |
| [Old English ceole throat; compare Old High German kela] | |
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Word Origin & History
jowl
1577, from M.E. cholle "fold of flesh hanging from the jaw" (c.1320), perhaps related to O.E. ceole "throat" (cognate of O.Ir. gop, Ir. gob "beak, mouth"). A slightly different jowl, meaning "jaw," evolved from O.E. ceafl, from P.Gmc. *kaflaz (cf. Ger. kiefer, O.N. kjaptr "jaw," Flem. kavel, Du. kevel
"gum"), and the two words influenced one another in form and sense. The change from ch- to j- has not been explained.
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Medical Dictionary
jowl 1 (joul)
n.
The jaw, especially the lower jaw.
The cheek.
jowl 2
n.
The flesh under the lower jaw, especially when plump or flaccid.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
The foundation's staff of twenty-five worked cheek by jowl out of a small two-story building.
As was the case in my town, buildings were built cheek by jowl, and filled with combustible materials.
Living cheek-by-jowl with one's neighbors imposes changes in one's behavior.
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