jawbone
The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
Other meanings
Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.
A shaken musical instrument (an idiophone) made from the jawbone of an animal and shaken such that the teeth vibrate in their sockets to produce sound.
Synonyms
- lower jaw
- mandible
- lower jawbone
A kind of
- jaw
Kinds of jawbone
- lantern jaw
Related words
- jawboner
- jawbonist
- jawboneist
Word history
From Middle English "chawlbone".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “jawbone” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.