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BNC: 23036 COCA: 21043

jowl

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
jowl /ˈʤawəl/ noun
plural jowls
jowl
/ˈʤawəl/
noun
plural jowls
Learner's definition of JOWL
[count]
: loose flesh on the cheeks, lower jaw, or throat下颌垂肉;双下巴usually plural通常用复数

cheek by jowl

see cheek

— jowly

/ˈʤaʊli/ adjective
BNC: 23036 COCA: 21043

jowl

1 of 3

noun (1)

: usually slack flesh (such as a dewlap, wattle, or the pendulous part of a double chin) associated with the cheeks, lower jaw, or throat

jowl

2 of 3

noun (2)

1
b
: the cheek meat of a hog
2
a
: jaw
especially : mandible
b
: one of the lateral halves of the mandible

jowl

3 of 3

noun (3)

: a cut of fish consisting of the head and usually adjacent parts

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

alteration of Middle English cholle, probably from Old English ceole throat — more at glutton

Noun (2)

alteration of Middle English chavel, from Old English ceafl; akin to Middle High German kivel jaw, Avestan zafar- mouth

Noun (3)

alteration of Middle English choll

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1591, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Noun (3)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jowl was in the 15th century
BNC: 23036 COCA: 21043

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