chavel-bone
chavel-bone · chavel-bones
JawboneJawbone.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, obsolete)Jawbone.
Origin
From Middle English chavylbone, chavyl bon (also as Middle English chawylbon, chawlbone, cFrom Middle English chavylbone, chavyl bon (also as Middle English chawylbon, chawlbone, chawle boon, jawe bone > Early Modern English chawe bone, chaw-bone, jaw-bone > English jawbone), equivalent to chavel + bone. Doublet of jawbone.
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Forms
plural: chavel-bonesWord family
1 related wordsRelatedchawbone