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JOWL

\d͡ʒˈa͡ʊl], \d‍ʒˈa‍ʊl], \dʒ_ˈaʊ_l]\

Definitions of JOWL

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To throw, dash, or knock.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To throw, dash, or knock.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The jaw or cheek; as, a man with a heavy jowl.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The cheek; face. esp. of a hog; head of a fish.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

The cheek or jaw.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [French, Latin] The cheek.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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