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Jawbone

The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.

📖 Definitions of "Jawbone"

noun
  1. 1

    The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.

  2. 2

    Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.

  3. 3

    (singular or plural) A shaken musical instrument (an idiophone) made from the jawbone of an animal and shaken such that the teeth vibrate in their sockets to produce sound.

verb
  1. 1

    To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.

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