jaw

noun

1. One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
2. The part of the face below the mouth.

   “His jaw dropped in amazement.”

   “I'm up and jaws are on the floor Lovers in the bathroom and a line outside the door”

3. (especially, figuratively, in-plural)Anything resembling the jaw (sense 1) of an animal in form or action; the mouth or way of entrance.

   “the jaws of a pass; the jaws of darkness; the jaws of death.”

4. A notch or opening.
5. A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place.

   “the jaw of a railway-car pedestal.”

6. One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them.

   “the jaws of a vise; the jaws of a stone-crushing machine.”

7. The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast.
8. (dated, slang)Impudent, abusive, or worthless talk.

   “Give me the boy, now, and no more of your jaw. I am going to take the boy home with me.”

   “"A lot you care," said Digory fiercely. "But I'm sick of this jaw. What have I got to do?"”

9. (slang)An axle guard.
10. The curved part of the cushion marking the entry to the pocket.
11. (Northern-England, Scotland)A wave, a billow, a breaker.

    “Upo' the briny Borean jaws to float,”

    “... a craft […] That, like the white sea-mew, jinket the jaws On the briny breist o' the main.”

    “... ugly , ugly were the jaws That rowd unto their knee.”

    “Scores o' our sturdiest farmers fail / To jouk the jaw, / An' broken-hearted[…]”

12. (Northern-England, Scotland)A dash or spurt of water; any large quantity of water or other liquid.

    “But sweetly bends the reamin' bicker, To drown dull care in jaws o' liquor.”

    “The nauseous mixture fell, When full in play; Wi' jaws upon the sprawling hash, […]”

    “But Fisher - Willie and the lairds […] wash't their gebbies and their beards In sparklin' jaws o' claret. They're comin'! cry'd a bodie out; They're comin' now[…]”

    “Wi' jaws o' yell some durty beutts / Pat loft suin in a slatter;”

    “... a certain slight rollick in his voice and accent , perhaps due to the "jaws o' yell" in the yard yonder.”

verb

1. (transitive)To assail or abuse by scolding.

   “1933, Ethel Lina White, The Spiral Staircase (Some Must Watch), Chapter 4, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0300931.txt He built the Summit, so as to have no neighbours. And Lady Warren couldn't abide It. She was always jawing him about it, and they had one awful quarrel, in his study.”

2. (intransitive)To scold; to clamor.

   “[…] he waked him, which put him in a main high passion, and he swore woundily at the lieutenant, and called him lousy Scotch son of a whore […], and swab, and lubber, whereby the lieutenant returned the salute, and they jawed together fore and aft a good spell, till at last the captain turned out, and, laying hold of a rattan, came athwart Mr. Bowling's quarter: whereby he told the captain that, if he was not his commander, he would heave him overboard […]”

3. (informal, intransitive)To talk; to converse.

   “Today the beastly boat is level at last and the sun’s out and we have all been jawing about what to do.”

4. (intransitive, transitive)(of a ball) To stick in the jaws of a pocket.
5. (Scotland, transitive)To pour or throw out.

   “Bletherum bore her to the vestry, Jaw'd some water in her face; […]”

   “Nae need to jaw watter on a droun'd moose.”

6. (Scotland, transitive)To splash; to surge.

   “'Twas freezin', thowin', rainin', snawin', In souple turns; While sheughs an' deep fur-drains were jawin' To spate the burns.”

   “... a burn "whiles jawin' like a sea."”

   “... stately tower, […] Whilk proud defies the jawing wave, Built on a rock[…]”