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Jowl

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Noun

1. jawbone, jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla

the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

2. jowl

a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Jowl

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noun
1. 
the jaw, esp the lower one
2. (often plural)
a cheek, esp a prominent one
3.  cheek by jowl
noun
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

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Jowl

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noun
1. 
a jawbone or jaw; esp., the lower jaw with the chin and cheeks
2. 
the cheek
3. 
the meat of a hog's cheek
noun
1.  [usually pl.]
the fleshy hanging part under the lower jaw
2. 
a. 
the dewlap of cattle
b. 
the wattle of fowl
3. 
the head and adjacent parts of a fish

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Jowl

see synonyms of jowl
n.
1. The jaw, especially the lower jaw.
2. The cheek.
n.
1. The flesh of the lower cheeks or 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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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