jawfalladj.n.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɔːfɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɔˌfɔl/,

/ˈdʒɑˌfɑl/

Forms: see jaw n.¹ and fall n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: jaw n.¹, fall n.²

Etymology: < jaw n.¹ + fall n.² With use as adjective compare later jaw-fallen adj. 1 In use as noun with reference to dismay after jaw-fallen adj. 2. With use as noun with reference to illness compare earlier jaw-fallen n.

†A. adj.

= jaw-fallen adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > [adjective] > of face: swollen > jaw hanging loose

jawfall?a1536

jaw-fallen1596

chap-fallen1597

chop-fallen1604

?a1536 T. Moulton Myrrour or Glasse of Helthe (new ed.) cxxv. sig. l.ii^v For a chylde that is iowe fall or molde fall, or rofe fall.

B. n.

†1. A dismaying or disappointing event or circumstance. Cf. jaw-fallen adj. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun]

unlustOE

sorrowfulnessa1250

heavinessc1275

elengenessec1320

dullnessc1369

tristourc1380

murknessc1390

tristesse1390

faintness1398

ungladnessa1400

droopingc1400

heavity14..

dejectionc1450

terne?a1513

disconsolation1515

descence1526

marea1529

sadness?1537

dumpishness1548

unblessedness1549

dolorousness1553

ruefulness?1574

dolefulness1586

heartlessness1591

languishment1591

mopishness1598

soul-sickness1603

contristation1605

damp1606

gloominess1607

sableness1607

uncheerfulnessa1617

disconsolateness1624

cheerlessnessa1631

dejectedness1633

droopingness1635

disanimation1637

lowness1639

desponsion1641

disconsolacy1646

despondency1653

dispiritedness1654

chagrin1656

demission1656

jawfall1660

weightedness1660

depression1665

disconsolancy1665

grumness1675

despondence1676

despond1678

disheartenednessa1680

glumness1727

low1727

gloom1744

low-spiritedness1754

blue devils1756

black dog1776

humdudgeon1785

blue devilism1787

dispiritude1797

wishtnessc1800

downheartedness1801

blue-devilage1816

dispiritment1827

downcastness1827

depressiveness1832

dolorosity1835

lugubriosity1840

disconsolance1847

down1856

heavy-heartedness1860

lugubriousness1879

sullenness1885

low key1886

melancholia1896

burn-out1903

mokus1924

downness1927

mopiness1927

deflation1933

wallow1934

1660 M. Griffith Fear of God & King in Samaritan Revived 81 For a time they had an Inter-regnum, and no king in Israel, beside divers other horrid jawfalls in government.

2. Tetanus occurring in the neonatal period. Cf. jaw-fallen n. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of joints > [noun] > dislocation > of jaw

locked jaw1754

jawfall1786

1786 B. Rush in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 2 230 To this account of the Tetanus, I beg leave to subjoin a few words upon a disorder commonly called the jaw-fall in infants, or the Trismus Nascentium of Dr. Cullen, which is nothing but a species of Tetanus.

1807 R. Renny Hist. Jamaica 205 The diseases which peculiarly affect them..are the yaws, the cacabay, or leprosy, dirt-eating, and the jaw-fall.

1841 London Med. Gaz. 7 May 245/1 Another of its names in the British settlements there [sc. the West Indies] is the ‘jawfall’; from the circumstance that shortly before death the lower jaw, which had previously been firmly pressed against the upper, drops on the breast.

1993 Hist. Workshop Autumn 94 The biggest killers according to contemporary sources were peripneumonic fevers caused by damp air and infant tetanus or Trismus Nascentium, the ‘jawfall’, regarded by many Europeans as a major barrier to population growth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jawfall
释义	jawfalladj.n. Brit. /ˈdʒɔːfɔːl/, U.S. /ˈdʒɔˌfɔl/, /ˈdʒɑˌfɑl/ Forms: see jaw n.¹ and fall n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: jaw n.¹, fall n.² Etymology: < jaw n.¹ + fall n.² With use as adjective compare later jaw-fallen adj. 1 In use as noun with reference to dismay after jaw-fallen adj. 2. With use as noun with reference to illness compare earlier jaw-fallen n. †A. adj. = jaw-fallen adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > [adjective] > of face: swollen > jaw hanging loose jawfall?a1536 jaw-fallen1596 chap-fallen1597 chop-fallen1604 ?a1536 T. Moulton Myrrour or Glasse of Helthe (new ed.) cxxv. sig. l.ii^v For a chylde that is iowe fall or molde fall, or rofe fall. B. n. †1. A dismaying or disappointing event or circumstance. Cf. jaw-fallen adj. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] unlustOE sorrowfulnessa1250 heavinessc1275 elengenessec1320 dullnessc1369 tristourc1380 murknessc1390 tristesse1390 faintness1398 ungladnessa1400 droopingc1400 heavity14.. dejectionc1450 terne?a1513 disconsolation1515 descence1526 marea1529 sadness?1537 dumpishness1548 unblessedness1549 dolorousness1553 ruefulness?1574 dolefulness1586 heartlessness1591 languishment1591 mopishness1598 soul-sickness1603 contristation1605 damp1606 gloominess1607 sableness1607 uncheerfulnessa1617 disconsolateness1624 cheerlessnessa1631 dejectedness1633 droopingness1635 disanimation1637 lowness1639 desponsion1641 disconsolacy1646 despondency1653 dispiritedness1654 chagrin1656 demission1656 jawfall1660 weightedness1660 depression1665 disconsolancy1665 grumness1675 despondence1676 despond1678 disheartenednessa1680 glumness1727 low1727 gloom1744 low-spiritedness1754 blue devils1756 black dog1776 humdudgeon1785 blue devilism1787 dispiritude1797 wishtnessc1800 downheartedness1801 blue-devilage1816 dispiritment1827 downcastness1827 depressiveness1832 dolorosity1835 lugubriosity1840 disconsolance1847 down1856 heavy-heartedness1860 lugubriousness1879 sullenness1885 low key1886 melancholia1896 burn-out1903 mokus1924 downness1927 mopiness1927 deflation1933 wallow1934 1660 M. Griffith Fear of God & King in Samaritan Revived 81 For a time they had an Inter-regnum, and no king in Israel, beside divers other horrid jawfalls in government. 2. Tetanus occurring in the neonatal period. Cf. jaw-fallen n. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of joints > [noun] > dislocation > of jaw locked jaw1754 jawfall1786 1786 B. Rush in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 2 230 To this account of the Tetanus, I beg leave to subjoin a few words upon a disorder commonly called the jaw-fall in infants, or the Trismus Nascentium of Dr. Cullen, which is nothing but a species of Tetanus. 1807 R. Renny Hist. Jamaica 205 The diseases which peculiarly affect them..are the yaws, the cacabay, or leprosy, dirt-eating, and the jaw-fall. 1841 London Med. Gaz. 7 May 245/1 Another of its names in the British settlements there [sc. the West Indies] is the ‘jawfall’; from the circumstance that shortly before death the lower jaw, which had previously been firmly pressed against the upper, drops on the breast. 1993 Hist. Workshop Autumn 94 The biggest killers according to contemporary sources were peripneumonic fevers caused by damp air and infant tetanus or Trismus Nascentium, the ‘jawfall’, regarded by many Europeans as a major barrier to population growth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.?a1536
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