Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Jowl \Jowl\, n. [For older chole, chaul, AS. ceaft jaw. Cf.
{Chaps}.]
The cheek; the jaw. [Written also {jole}, {choule}, {chowle},
and {geoule}.]
{Cheek by jowl}, with the cheeks close together; side by
side; in close proximity. ``I will go with three cheek by
jole.'' --Shak. `` Sits cheek by jowl.'' --Dryden.
Jowl \Jowl\, v. t.
To throw, dash, or knock. [Obs.]
How the knave jowls it to the ground. --Shak.
Source : WordNet®
jowl
n 1: the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the
mouth [syn: {lower jaw}, {mandible}, {mandibula}, {mandibular
bone}, {submaxilla}, {lower jawbone}, {jawbone}]
2: a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and
jaw (characteristic of aging)