jawbone
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jawbone
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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.
noun jawbones · jaw bone · jaw-bone · chawe bone · chaw-bone · chawbone
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The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
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Similar: inferior maxillary bone, lower jaw, mandible, submaxilla
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Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.
Similar: dentary, dentary bone, maxilla
- 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.
- Credit. We have a few persons whose pockets are to let—men who have more complaints than dollars—individuals who, in digger's parlance, live on jawbone (credit), and are always to be found at saloons; a class of men who, when they are here, wish themselves yonder, and when yonder, wish themselves back.
verb jawbones · jawboning · jawboned · jaw bone · jaw-bone
- To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate. “We got a winner. He stole her glasses and she couldn't see. Boring.” (crowd jeering) “Give me my glasses back.” “I'm gonna give your glasses to your master.” “Lot of jawboning going on.” “Okay? Here you go. It was nice meeting you, okay?” “...a little less hot air, but I present to you our new fami
- (especially of regulatory agencies) To try to persuade (someone) through implied threats of punitive action, such as tighter regulatory control.
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noun bone of the lower jaw
| Español | mandíbula |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 顎骨 gakkotsu |
| 中文 | 顎骨 /颚骨 ègǔ |
| Kiswahili | utaya |
| Português | mandíbula, queixo |
| Français | mâchoire inférieure, mandibule |
| Ελληνικά | κάτω γνάθος káto gnáthos |
| Русский | че́люстная кость čéljustnaja kostʹ, че́люсть čéljustʹ |
noun any of the bones in the jaw
| 한국어 | 턱뼈 teokppyeo, 거흠 geoheum |
|---|---|
| Português | mandíbula |
| Français | mâchoire |
| Deutsch | Kiefer, Kieferknochen |
| Ελληνικά | γνάθος gnáthos |
verb to persuade
| Deutsch | einnorden |
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Talk about this word "jawbone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jawbone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jawbone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jawbone "jawbone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jawbone.Cite this
@misc{jawbone_2026,
title = {jawbone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jawbone},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
