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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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