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jowl

noun

  1. kind of clothing
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒaʊl/ / /d͡ʒəʊl/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English jollen, chollen (“to knock, strike, batter; stagger”). Related to jow (“to knock, bump, ring”).

  1. A blow, bump, knock.
  2. 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”).

  1. To knock, bump, strike against; hit, strike; peck at.
  2. To jolt or shake roughly; shake up, mix together.
  3. To rumble.
  4. To toll, knell.