"wapper jaw" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wapper jaws [plural]
Etymology: Earliest known use is from 1825. Head templates: {{en-noun}} wapper jaw (plural wapper jaws)
  1. A projecting underjaw. Related terms: wapper-jawed
    Sense id: en-wapper_jaw-en-noun-FlTCsPo2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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 rubbish.",
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