Category:Jowl

Jowl, n. Etym: [For older chole, chaul, AS. ceaft jaw. Cf. Chaps.]

Defn: 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.

jowl Jowl, v. t.

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