Definition of jawbone
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First Known Use of jawbone
15th century
jawbone
Definition of jawbone
transitive verb
: to speak forcefully and persuasively to jawboned them into accepting the deal
intransitive verb
: to talk especially forcefully and persuasively jawboning about the tax cuts
First Known Use of jawbone
1965
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: the bone that forms the lower jaw
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