Meaning & use
jowl
The loose, fleshy skin hanging beneath the lower jaw or cheek of a person or animal.
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The bulldog's heavy jowls swayed with every shake of its head.
Age had softened his jowls, giving his face a rounder shape than in his youth.
A note on using this word
Jowl is usually used in the plural, 'jowls', and is common in descriptions of aging faces or certain dog breeds.
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