chavel
(obsolete) The jaw, especially of an animal.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(obsolete) The jaw, especially of an animal.
Origin: From (also chawl, jawle, jawe), from , from , from . ; see there for more. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(transitive, UK, dialectal) To chew.
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