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jowl
Definition
1. The jaw, especially the lower jaw.2. The cheek.
QUOTE: Captain Francis Grose. Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811): ' Cheek by jowl; close together, or cheek to cheek. My eyes how the cull sucked the blowen's jowl; he kissed the wench handsomely.'
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