jaw is a Noun
[1] One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
[2] Hence, also, the bone itself with the teeth and covering.
[3] In the plural, the mouth.
[4] Fig.: Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or action; esp., pl., the mouth or way of entrance; as, the jaws of a pass; the jaws of darkness; the jaws of death. Shak.
[5] A notch or opening.
[6] A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place; as, the jaw of a railway-car pedestal. See Axle guard.
[7] One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine.
[8] The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
[9] Impudent or abusive talk. [Slang] H. Kingsley. Jaw bit (Railroad), a bar across the jaws of a pedestal underneath an axle box. -- Jaw breaker, a word difficult to pronounce. [Obs.] -- Jaw rope (Naut.), a rope which holds the jaws of a gaff to the mast. -- Jaw tooth, a molar or grinder; a back tooth.
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