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Jawfallen

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Dejected, dispirited. archaic

    "He was pitifully jawfallen. As the guards jogged him out of the room he waved me a farewell."

  2. 2
    Having a "fallen" or locked jaw (and hence sometimes unable to speak), variously attributed to dejection (the previous sense) or lockjaw. obsolete

    "Legion is a yelping Cur, he only made a noise behind their Backs, but durst not look them in the Face. Indeed then he did make a slip, or broke his Halter, but now he's Chain'd or Jawfallen, for I han't heard of him never since."

Etymology

From jaw + fallen.

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