Meaning
The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
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.
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
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