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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jowl \Jowl\ (joul or j[=o]l), n. [For older chole, chaul, AS.
ceaft jaw. Cf. {Chaps}.]
The cheek; the jaw. [Written also {jole}, {choule}, {chowle},
and {geoule}.]
[1913 Webster]
{Cheek by jowl}, with the cheeks close together; side by
side; in close proximity. "I will go with thee cheek by
jole." --Shak. " Sits cheek by jowl." --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Choule \Choule\, n. [Obs.]
See {Jowl}. --Sir W. Scott.
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