netherjaw
nounEtymology From Middle English nether jowe, a partial calque of earlier Middle English nether jawe, nethir jawle, neþer chawle (“lower jaw”), equivalent to nether- + jaw.
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Archaic The lower jaw.
noun
Etymology From Middle English nether jowe, a partial calque of earlier Middle English nether jawe, nethir jawle, neþer chawle (“lower jaw”), equivalent to nether- + jaw.
Archaic The lower jaw.
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