jaw

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The inner, hollowed, semicircular end of a gaff or boom, which presses against the mast; the points of the jaw are called horns. Also, coarse and often petulant loquacity.

♦ Long-jawed applies to a rope or cable, when by great strain it untwists, and exhibits one revolution where four were before; similar to long and short threads of the screw.

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Jaw
·noun A notch or opening. II. Jaw ·noun Impudent or abusive talk. III. Jaw ·noun In the plural, th...

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

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

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Jaw-fallen
·adj Dejected; chopfallen. ...

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Locked-jaw
·noun ·see <<Lockjaw>>. ...

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·add. ·- <<Actinomycosis>>. ...

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jaw-breakers
Hard and infrequent words. ...

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jaw-rope
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jaw parrels
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jaw-piece
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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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