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7 words match “JOWL”

JOWL n. 2 definitions
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.
JOWLER n.
A dog with large jowls, as the beagle.
CHEEK n.
- Cheek bone (Anat.) the bone of the side of the fase; esp., the malar bone. -- Cheek by jowl, side by side; very intimate. -- Cheek pouch (Zoöl.), a sacklike dilation of the cheeks of certain monkeys and rodents, used for holding food. -- Cheeks of a block, the two sides of the shell of a tackle block. -- Cheeks o…
CHOULE n.
See Jowl. Sir W. Scott.
JOLE; JOLL v.
Same as Jowl. Shak.
JOUL v.
See Jowl.
STATE n.
hen he went to court, he used to kick away the state, and sit down by his prince cheek by jowl. Swift.