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3 definitions found 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. ``I will go with three cheek by jole.'' --Shak. `` Sits cheek by jowl.'' --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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jowl n : the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth [syn: {lower jaw}, {mandible}, {mandibula}, {submaxilla}, {jawbone}]
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