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Jaw
·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
jaw
In low language, gross abuse.--Johnson. TO JAW To scold; to clamor; to abuse grossly.--Todd. He n...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
jaw
The inner, hollowed, semicircular end of a gaff or boom, which presses against the mast; the points ...

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Jaw-fall
·noun Depression of the jaw; hence, depression of spirits. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Jaw-fallen
·adj Dejected; chopfallen. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Locked-jaw
·noun ·see <<Lockjaw>>. ...

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Lumpy-jaw
·add. ·- <<Actinomycosis>>. ...

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Jaw-bone
Of an ass afforded Samson a weapon for the great slaughter of the Philistines (Judg. 15:15), in whic...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
jaw-breakers
Hard and infrequent words. ...

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jaw-rope
A line attached to the horns of the jaws to prevent the gaff from coming off the mast. It is usually...

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jaw parrels
See parrel with ribs and trucks ...

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jaw-piece
See rolling-chock ...

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bear-garden jaw
Rude, vulgar language, such as was used at the bear-gardens. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
jaw-me-down
An arrogant, overbearing, and unsound loud arguer. ...

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jaw of a block
The space in the shell where the sheave revolves. ...

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