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Jawbone vs Rawbone - What's the difference?

jawbone | rawbone |

As a noun jawbone

is the bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.

As a verb jawbone

is to talk persistently in persuasion of one or more people to cooperate.

As an adjective rawbone is

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jawbone

English

Noun

(wikipedia jawbone) (en noun)
  • The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
  • Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.

    • Synonyms

    * (the bone of the lower jaw) inferior maxillary bone, lower jaw, mandible, submaxilla * (any bone in the lower or upper jaw) dentary, dentary bone, maxilla

    Verb

    (jawbon)
  • To talk persistently in persuasion of one or more people to cooperate.

    • rawbone

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • * Spenser
    • His rawbone cheekes, through penurie and pine, / Were shronke into his jawes, as he did never dyne.