In low language, gross abuse.--Johnson.
TO JAW
To scold; to clamor; to abuse grossly.--Todd.
He never heard freedom of speech afore, that feller, I guess, unless it was somebody ajawin' of him.--Sam Slick in England, ch. 20.
·noun A notch or opening. II. Jaw ·noun Impudent or abusive talk. III. Jaw ·noun In the plural, th...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Speech, discourse. Give us none of your jaw; let us have none of your discourse. A jaw-me-dead; a ta...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
The inner, hollowed, semicircular end of a gaff or boom, which presses against the mast; the points ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun Depression of the jaw; hence, depression of spirits. ...
·adj Dejected; chopfallen. ...
·noun ·see <<Lockjaw>>. ...
·add. ·- <<Actinomycosis>>. ...
Of an ass afforded Samson a weapon for the great slaughter of the Philistines (Judg. 15:15), in whic...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Hard and infrequent words. ...
A line attached to the horns of the jaws to prevent the gaff from coming off the mast. It is usually...
See parrel with ribs and trucks ...
See rolling-chock ...
Rude, vulgar language, such as was used at the bear-gardens. ...
An arrogant, overbearing, and unsound loud arguer. ...
The space in the shell where the sheave revolves. ...