jowl

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[edit] Etymology 1

Middle English chawl, chavell (jaw) from Old English ceafl (jaw) from Proto-Gmc *kaflaz. Akin to O.E. ceaft "jaw", Old Norse kjaptr (jaw, chops) ( > Danish kæft), Flem. kavel, Dutch kevel "gums", German Kiefer (jaw). More at jaw, chap, chop

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Singular
jowl

Plural
jowls

jowl (plural jowls)

  1. the cheek; the jaw.
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[edit] Etymology 2

Middle English cholle (fold of flesh hanging beneath the jaw) from Old English ceole (throat). Akin to German Kehle (throat), Latin gula (throat), Sanskrit गल (gula), throat, neck), Persian گلو (galû), Kurdish گه‌لوو (gelú), Ossetian хъуыр (throat).

[edit] Noun

Singular
jowl

Plural
jowls

jowl (plural jowls)

  1. a fold of fatty flesh under the chin
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