"chawbone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chawbones [plural], chawe bone [alternative], chaw-bone [alternative]
Etymology: From chaw (“jaw, underjaw”) + bone. Etymology templates: {{com|en|chaw|bone|t1=jaw, underjaw}} chaw (“jaw, underjaw”) + bone Head templates: {{en-noun}} chawbone (plural chawbones)
  1. (obsolete outside archaic usage) Jawbone (maxillary bone).
    Sense id: en-chawbone-en-noun-0sl0yNVI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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