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noun

Jaw n.

1.

(Anat.)

(a)

One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.

(b)

Hence, also, the bone itself with the teeth and covering.

(c)

In the plural, the mouth.

2.

Fig.: Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; esp., pl., the mouth or way of entrance; as, the jaws of a pass; the jaws of darkness; the jaws of death.

3.

(Mach.)

(a)

A notch or opening.

(b)

A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place; as, the jaw of a railway-car pedestal. See Axle guard.

(c)

One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine.

4.

(Naut.) The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.

5.

Impudent or abusive talk. (Slang)

Synonyms: lip.

Jaw bit (Railroad), a bar across the jaws of a pedestal underneath an axle box.

Jaw breaker, a word difficult to pronounce. (Obs.)

Jaw rope (Naut.), a rope which holds the jaws of a gaff to the mast.

Jaw tooth, a molar or grinder; a back tooth.

verb

Jaw v. t. To assail or abuse by scolding. (Law)

Jaw v. i. (past & past part. jawed; pres. part. jawing)

1.

To scold; to clamor. (Law)

2.

To talk idly, long-windedly, or without special purpose.

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Etymology of 'Jaw'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Jaw" Quotes from Famous Books

... shoulders reveals something of the character of the fish, though the purpose of its resplendent appearance may not be obvious. Both head and jaws typify strength and leverage power. The mouth resembles the beak of a turtle or rather that of a balloon fish (TETRAODON). The under jaw protrudes slightly, and is fitted (in the case of the male) with two prominent canine teeth; the upper jaw has also a pair of projecting teeth of similar character. Each of the jaws consists of two loosely sutured segments, the articulation of the lower being ...

— The Confessions of a Beachcomber • E J Banfield

... Portsmouth, Sydney, Brest, and Toulon cannot be held by an enemy unless he brings forces sufficient to hold the neighbouring heights. In occupying Toulon, the Sea Power was virtually putting its head into the lion's jaw. Only by degrees did the authorities at home understand this all-important fact. For some time it was veiled from Pitt; and, as we shall see, the Austrian Chancellor, Thugut, never did understand it. ...

— William Pitt and the Great War • John Holland Rose

... often that such a valuable prize came to a man and asked to be taken. He reached it and put one hand upon the side. Then a heavy fist stretched entirely over the canoe and struck him such a mighty blow upon the jaw that he sank senseless, and when he revived two minutes later on a low bank where the current had cast him, he did not know ...

— The Hunters of the Hills • Joseph Altsheler

... strolled out into the trading-room again. A curious grim smile softened his square jaw for a moment. He resumed his comfortable chair and took up a newspaper, glancing incidentally at the crowd of excited men about the tickers. He had about him that air of repose which comes to big men who have stayed much ...

— The Spenders - A Tale of the Third Generation • Harry Leon Wilson

... the curtains, and the doctor, bending down, gave a comprehensive glance that took in the rolling head, the relaxed jaw, the ugly stain on the sheet. The examination needed only a moment. Death was written in the clear white of the nostrils, the colorless lips, the smoothing away of the sinister lines of the night before. With its new dignity ...

— The Man in Lower Ten • Mary Roberts Rinehart

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