jowl

  1. Noun.  the jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.
  2. Noun.  the cheek; especially the cheek meat of a hog.
  3. Noun.  a fold of fatty flesh under the chin, around the cheeks, or lower jaw (as a dewlap, wattle, crop, or double chin).
  4. Noun.  cut of fish including the head and adjacent parts.

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