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chavel.

The jaw, especially of an animal.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡ʃævəl/
  1. The jaw, especially of an animal.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English chavel (also chawl, jawle, jawe), from Old English ċeafl (“a bill, beak, snout, jaw, jaw-bone, cheek, cheek-bone”), from Proto-West Germanic *kafl, from Proto-Germanic *kaflaz (“jaw”). Doublet of jowl; see there for more.

verb/ˈt͡ʃævəl/
  1. To chew.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English chavel (also chawl, jawle, jawe), from Old English ċeafl (“a bill, beak, snout, jaw, jaw-bone, cheek, cheek-bone”), from Proto-West Germanic *kafl, from Proto-Germanic *kaflaz (“jaw”). Doublet of jowl; see there for more.

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