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单词 jowl
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jowl

(dʒaʊl)
Word forms: plural jowls
1. countable noun [usually plural]
You can refer to someone's lower cheeks as their jowls, especially when they hang down towards their jaw.
[literary]
2. 
See cheek by jowl

jowl in British English 1

(dʒaʊl)
noun
1. 
the jaw, esp the lower one
2. (often plural)
a cheek, esp a prominent one
3.  cheek by jowl
Derived forms
jowled
adjective
Word origin
Old English ceafl jaw; related to Middle High German kivel, Old Norse kjaptr

jowl in British English 2

(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
Word origin
Old English ceole throat; compare Old High German kela

jowl in American English 1

(dʒaʊl; occas. dʒoʊl)
noun
1. 
a jawbone or jaw; esp., the lower jaw with the chin and cheeks
2. 
the cheek
3. 
the meat of a hog's cheek
Word origin
ME chavel < OE ceafl, jaw, cheek, akin to ON kjoptr, MHG kivel < IE base *ĝebh-, jaw, mouth > OIr gop, mouth, Czech ẑábra, gills (of fish)

jowl in American English 2

(dʒaʊl; occas. dʒoʊl)
noun
1.  [usually pl.]
the fleshy hanging part under the lower jaw
2. 
a. 
the dewlap of cattle
b. 
the wattle of fowl
3. 
the head and adjacent parts of a fish
Derived forms
jowly (ˈjowly)
adjective
Word origin
ME cholle < OE ceole, throat, akin to Ger kehle < IE base *gel-, to swallow > OIr gaile, stomach

More idioms containing
jowl

cheek by jowl

Examples of 'jowl' in a sentence
jowl

I was brought up cheek by jowl with technology- right up against it.
Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE (2002)
Incomprehensibly twisting lanes of swarming tenements stood cheek by jowl beside the villas of the rich.
Silverberg, Robert THEBES OF THE HUNDRED GATES (2002)

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See cheek by jowl with something or someone

Nearby words of
jowl

  • joust
  • jovial
  • joviality
  • jowl
  • joy
  • joyful
  • joyless

Related terms of
jowl

  • cheek by jowl with something or someone

Synonyms of 'jowl'

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