jowl
noun
- kind of clothing
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /d͡ʒaʊl/ / /d͡ʒəʊl/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English jollen, chollen (“to knock, strike, batter; stagger”). Related to jow (“to knock, bump, ring”).
- A blow, bump, knock.
- The tolling of a bell; knell.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English jollen, chollen (“to knock, strike, batter; stagger”). Related to jow (“to knock, bump, ring”).
- To knock, bump, strike against; hit, strike; peck at.
- To jolt or shake roughly; shake up, mix together.
- To rumble.
- To toll, knell.