Jawboned
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of jawbone form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Having a specified kind of jawbone. in-compounds, not-comparable
"When we finally made our departure, a long-jawboned old desk clerk gave me a knowing wink and chortled, "That's a mighty frisky little bride you've got.""
Example
More examples"When we finally made our departure, a long-jawboned old desk clerk gave me a knowing wink and chortled, "That's a mighty frisky little bride you've got.""
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