Definitions for jawboneˈdʒɔˌboʊn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

jaw•boneˈdʒɔˌboʊn(n.; v.)-boned, -bon•ing.

  1. (n.)any bone of a jaw, esp. a mandible.

    Category: Anatomy, Zoology

  2. (v.t.)to influence by persuasion, esp. by public appeal.

    Category: Informal

Origin of jawbone:

1480–90

jaw′bon`ing(n.; adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. lower jaw, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone, jowl(verb)

    the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

  2. shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone(verb)

    talk idly or casually and in a friendly way

Wiktionary

  1. jawbone(Noun)

    The bone of the lower jaw, the mandible.

  2. jawbone(Noun)

    Any of the bones in lower or upper jaw.

  3. jawbone(Verb)

    To talk persistently to persuade a person or people to cooperate.

  4. Origin: jaw + bone

Webster Dictionary

  1. Jawbone(noun)

    the bone of either jaw; a maxilla or a mandible


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