jawbone vs jowl

jawbone

noun
  • The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible. 

  • A shaken musical instrument (an idiophone) made from the jawbone of an animal and shaken such that the teeth vibrate in their sockets to produce sound. 

  • Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw. 

verb
  • To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate. 

jowl

noun
  • the jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible. 

  • cut of fish including the head and adjacent parts 

  • the cheek; especially the cheek meat of a hog. 

  • a fold of fatty flesh under the chin, around the cheeks, or lower jaw (as a dewlap, wattle, crop, or double chin). 

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