Chawbone

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Jawbone (maxillary bone).

    ""Ah, that's the problem, then. You've not lubricated your chawbones.""

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lower jawmandiblesubmaxillaadvocateblandishbone

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""Ah, that's the problem, then. You've not lubricated your chawbones.""

Etymology

From chaw (“jaw, underjaw”) + bone.

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