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jowl

noun

NAmE//dʒaʊl//

[usually plural]

the lower part of someone's cheek when it is fat and hangs down below their chin a man with heavy jowls

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cheek by jowl (with somebody/something)

very close to someone or something The guests, packed cheek by jowl, parted as he entered.

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