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jawbone

noun

Etymology

From Middle English jawe bone, a partial calque of earlier Middle English chawlbone, chawylbon, chavylbone, chawle boon, chavyl bon (“jaw bone”, literally “chavel bone”), see chavel-bone; equivalent to jaw + bone.

  1. derived from chawlbone
  2. inherited from jawe bone

Definitions

  1. The bone of the lower jaw

    The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.

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

  3. A shaken musical instrument (an idiophone) made from the jawbone of an animal and shaken…

    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.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Credit.

    2. To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.

    3. (especially of regulatory agencies) To try to persuade (someone) through implied threats…

      (especially of regulatory agencies) To try to persuade (someone) through implied threats of punitive action, such as tighter regulatory control.

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