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jowl

1  [joul, johl]
–noun
1. a jaw, esp. the lower jaw.
2. the cheek.
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Origin:
bef. 1000; ME chawl, chavell, OE ceafl jaw; c. D kevel, G Kiefer, ON kjaptr

Related forms:
jowled, adjective
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jowl

2  [joul, johl]
–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; ME cholle, OE ceole throat; c. G Kehle throat
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jowl 1   (joul)   
n.  

  1. The jaw, especially the lower jaw.

  2. The cheek.


[Middle English chavel, chaule, jaule (influenced by joue, jaw or jol, head), from Old English ceafl.]
jowl 2   (joul)   
n.  

  1. The flesh under the lower jaw, especially when plump or flaccid.

  2. A fleshy part similar to a jowl, such as the dewlap of a cow or the wattle of a fowl.


[Alteration of Middle English cholle (influenced by Middle English joue, jaw or jol, head).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

jowl 1 (joul)
n.

  1. The jaw, especially the lower jaw.

  2. The cheek.

jowl 2
n.
The flesh under the lower jaw, especially when plump or flaccid.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

jowl

see cheek by jowl.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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