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Webster 1913 Edition


jawbone

jaw′boneˊ

(ja̤′bōnˊ)
,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
jawboned
(ja̤′bōndˊ)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
jawboning
.]
To attempt to influence solely by talking, as contrasted with threatening or inducing by other means, e.g. legislation; esp. to make public appeals in order to influence the behavior of businessmen or labor leaders; – used especially of the President or other high government officials;
as, to
jawbone
businessmen into forgoing price increases
.

Definition 2024


jawbone

jawbone

See also: jaw-bone and jaw bone

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Noun

jawbone (plural jawbones)

  1. The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
  2. Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.
  3. (singular or plural, music) 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.

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Verb

jawbone (third-person singular simple present jawbones, present participle jawboning, simple past and past participle jawboned)

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

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