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wapper jaw

wapper jaw noun: a projecting underjaw.

Noun

wapper jaw (plural wapper jaws)

  1. A projecting underjaw.
    • A flood of moon-light bent through a large bull’s eye in the root of his shop, and fell upon the form of an over-grown chimney sweeper, with one hand pressed against his wapper-jaw, as if expiring with the tooth-ache, while he crouched down and appeared to rummage after something in a pile of...1825 December 2, X. O., “Legends of North-End: The Golden Tooth”, in New England Galaxy, volume VIII, number 425, page 3, column 1

Forms of wapper jaw

pluralwapper jaws

Origin of wapper jaw

Earliest known use is from 1825 (see quotations).

Questions about wapper jaw

What does wapper jaw mean?
Wapper jaw means a projecting underjaw.
What part of speech is wapper jaw?
Wapper jaw is a noun.
What is the plural of wapper jaw?
The plural of wapper jaw is wapper jaws.

Words near wapper jaw in the dictionary

  1. Wappenham
  2. wappenschaw
  3. wappenshaw
  4. wappenshawing
  5. wapper
  6. wapper jaw
  7. wapper jaws
  8. wapper-jawed
  9. wappered
  10. wappering
  11. wapperjawed

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