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netherjaw

netherjaw noun: the lower jaw.

Noun

netherjaw (plural netherjaws)

  1. (archaic) The lower jaw.
    Antonyms:
    overjaw, upper jaw

Antonyms of netherjaw

Forms of netherjaw

pluralnetherjaws
alternative formnether jaw

Origin of netherjaw

From Middle English nether jowe, a partial calque of earlier Middle English nether jawe, nethir jawle, neþer chawle (“lower jaw”), equivalent to nether- + jaw.

Questions about netherjaw

What does netherjaw mean?
Netherjaw means the lower jaw.
What part of speech is netherjaw?
Netherjaw is a noun.
What is the plural of netherjaw?
The plural of netherjaw is netherjaws.

Words near netherjaw in the dictionary

  1. netherhose
  2. netherhosen
  3. nethering
  4. netherite
  5. netherites
  6. netherjaw
  7. netherjaws
  8. netherland
  9. Netherland Dwarf
  10. Netherland Dwarf rabbit
  11. Netherlander

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