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  1. 1. n. The cheek; the jaw. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To throw, dash, or knock. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging) Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 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. To throw, dash, or knock. [Obs.] How the knave jowls it to the ground. Shak. Source: webster
  6. 6. The cheek; the jaw. [Written also jole, choule, chowle, andgeoule.] 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. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n:100 n. a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging) Source: ecdict

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