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jimber-jaw U.S. colloq.|ˈdʒɪmbədʒɔː|
[var. of gimbal-jaw: see gimbal 5.]
A projecting lower jaw. So ˈjimber-jawed a. = gimbal-jawed.
1848–60Bartlett Dict. Amer., Gimbal-jawed or jimber-jawed, whose lower jaw is loose and projecting. 1885Miss Murfree Prophet Gt. Smoky Mount. iii. 71 The long chin, of the style familiarly denominated jimber-jawed. 1889Farmer Americanisms, Jimber-jaw. |