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hog jaw

noun

Etymology

From hog + jaw.

  1. derived from *ga(v)ota✻ — “cheek”
  2. derived from joe — “cheek; jaw”
  3. derived from jowe
  4. inherited from jowe — “jaw; sides of the lower face”
  5. compounded as hog jaw — “hog + jaw”

Definitions

  1. The mouth of a pig, especially when used as food.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA