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Synonyms for jowl

Grammar : Noun
Spell : joul, johl
Phonetic Transcription : dÊ’aÊŠl, dÊ’oÊŠl

Définition of jowl

Origin :
  • "jaw," 1570s, alteration of Middle English chawl (late 14c.), chavel (early 14c.), from Old English ceafl, from Proto-Germanic *kefalaz (cf. Middle High German kiver, German kiefer, Old Norse kjoptr "jaw," Danish kæft, Flemish kavel, Dutch kevel "gum"), from PIE *gep(h)- "jaw, mouth" (cf. Old Irish gop, Irish gob "beak, mouth"). The change from ch- to j- has not been explained.
  • noun jaw
Example sentences :
  • Then their noses touched, and he felt the warm little tongue of the puppy on his jowl.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • And Czerny could live here, cheek by jowl with these fearsome mysteries!
  • Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton
  • Moisture gathered on his jet-black nose; he licked his jowl.
  • Extract from : « A Young Man in a Hurry » by Robert W. Chambers
  • Gulwing and Hartridge were over there on the sofa, cheek by jowl, and all was going well.
  • Extract from : « Sundry Accounts » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • If there is an element of annoyance mingled with the surprise, An Jowl!
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of the Cornish Language » by Henry Jenner
  • It was intolerable to ride thus cheek by jowl with a goblin.
  • Extract from : « Rookwood » by William Harrison Ainsworth
  • Their wives and families are with them, living cheek by jowl.
  • Extract from : « Records of a Family of Engineers » by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Guardians of the body cheek by jowl with guardians of the soul.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Victor Hugo » by Victor Hugo
  • The jowl and salad should always be served with fresh poached eggs.
  • Extract from : « Housekeeping in Old Virginia » by Marion Cabell Tyree
  • Separate the jowl from the head; take care of the brains to add to the stew.
  • Extract from : « Housekeeping in Old Virginia » by Marion Cabell Tyree

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