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#116364 - 11/21/03 06:18 PM jowl
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Posts: 13,858 Little Nell is listening to her grandfather talk to a couple gypsies who have inveigled him into gambling with them. One of the is named Jowl.
It occurred to me to wonder about etymology of "jowl".
jowl1 [dʒaʊl]
noun
1 the jaw, esp. the lower one
2 [often pl] a cheek, esp. a prominent one
3 cheek by jowl
See: cheek [7]
[ETYMOLOGY: Old English ceafl jaw; related to Middle High German kivel, Old Norse kjaptr]
jowled adjective
jowl2 [dʒaʊl]
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
[ETYMOLOGY: Old English ceole throat; compare Old High German kela]
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