JOWL

n. v.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

The cheek; the jaw. [Written also jole, choule, chowle, and geoule.] Cheek by jowl, with the cheeks close together; side by side; in close proximity. "I will go with three cheek by jole." Shak. " Sits cheek by jowl." Dryden.

2.
v.

To throw, dash, or knock. [Obs.] How the knave jowls it to the ground. Shak.

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