jowl:

1. The jaw, especially the lower jaw.

2. The cheek .

QUOTE: Captain Francis Grose. Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811): ' Cheek by jowl; close together, or cheek to cheek . My eyes how the cull sucked the blowen's jowl; he kissed the wench handsomely .'

See Also: jowl

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