chavel
chavel · chavels
The jaw, especially of an animalThe jaw, especially of an animal.
/ˈt͡ʃævəl/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)The jaw, especially of an animal.
Origin
From Middle English chavel (also chawl, jawle, jawe), from Old English ċeafl (“a bill, beaFrom 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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Forms
plural: chavelsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedchavel-bone
See also
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