jowl Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
    mandible; lower jaw; submaxilla; lower jawbone; mandibula; mandibular bone; jawbone.
  2. noun a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

WordNet

Jowl noun
Etymology
For older chole, chaul, AS. ceaft jaw. Cf. Chaps.
Definitions
  1. The cheek; the jaw. Written also jole, choule, chowle, and geoule. Dryden.
Jowl transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To throw, dash, or knock. Obs.
    How the knave jowls it to the ground. Shak.

Webster 1913