jawbone

Meanings

Noun

• The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
• 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.
• Credit.

Verb

• To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.

Related

Similar words

• inferior maxillary bone, lower jaw, mandible, submaxilla
• dentary, dentary bone, maxilla

Origin

• jaw + bone