jawbone

Noun

countable plural singular archaic slang uncountable

Japanese Meaning

下顎の骨（下顎骨）、すなわち下あごを構成する骨 / 上顎または下顎のいずれかの顎骨

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The archaeologist held the ancient jawbone carefully as she examined the tooth marks.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

考古学者は歯の跡を調べながら、古い下あごの骨を慎重に手に取った。

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Sense（1）

(countable) The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.

Sense（2）

(countable) Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.

Sense（3）

(countable, singular or plural, music) A shaken musical instrument (an idiophone) made from the jawbone of an animal and shaken such that the teeth vibrate in their sockets to produce sound.

Sense（4）

(uncountable, slang, archaic) Credit.

We have a few persons whose pockets are to let—men who have more complaints than dollars—individuals who, in digger's parlance, live on jawbone (credit), and are always to be found at saloons; a class of men who, when they are here, wish themselves yonder, and when yonder, wish themselves back.

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jawbones

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