Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chawbone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chaw-bone
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Jawbone (maxillary bone).

Example Sentences

""Ah, that's the problem, then. You've not lubricated your chawbones.""
"The chawbone of the ox that at Christ's birth was […]"

Etymology

From chaw (“jaw, underjaw”) + bone.

Inflected Forms

chawbones (plural) chawe bone (alternative) chaw-bone (alternative)

Questions

What does chawbone mean?: Jawbone (maxillary bone).
Where does chawbone come from?: From chaw (“jaw, underjaw”) + bone.

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