Jewing
//ˈd͡ʒuːɪŋ// noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The carunculation of the base of the beak of some varieties of the domestic pigeon; the lobes or wattles of the lower mandible, often in the form of three small fleshy processes, one at each side and a third beneath and before the others.
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of jew form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 2 present participle and gerund of Jew form-of, gerund, participle, present
Etymology
Etymology 1
In allusion to the curvation stereotypically associated with the noses of Jews.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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