释义 |
jowl I. \ˈjau̇(ə)l also ˈjōl sometimes ˈjȯl\ noun (-s) Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by jaw) (I) of Middle English chavel, chauel, chawl, from Old English ceafl; akin to Middle High German kivel, kiver jaw, Old Saxon kaflos, plural, jaws, Old Norse kjaptr jaw, Old Irish gop beak, mouth, Avestan zafar-, zafan- mouth 1. a. : jaw; especially : mandible b. : one of the lateral halves of the mandible 2. a. : cheek 1 b. : the boneless cheek meat of a hog < a dinner of boiled jowl and black-eyed peas > — see pork illustration II. noun (-s) Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by jaw) (I) of Middle English cholle, probably from Old English ceole throat — more at glutton 1. a. : the pendulous part of a double chin b. : the flesh hanging under the jaw of a fat pig c. : the dewlap of cattle d. : the wattle of a fowl e. : a marked fullness and looseness of the flesh about the lower cheek and jaw usually associated with aging — usually used in plural 2. : the space and the soft tissues filling it between the branches of the lower jaw of a horse III. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English choll, cholle, jol, jolle 1. obsolete : head 1 2. : a cut or dish of fish consisting of the head and usually adjacent parts IV. \ˈjau̇(ə)l, ˈjōl\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English chollen, jollen, perhaps from choll, cholle, jol, jolle head dialect : jow I V. noun (-s) dialect : jow II |