English

jowler

From jowl + -er.

Formed from jowl + -er

Proto-Germanic *kaflaz ‘jaw’

Proto-West Germanic *kafl ‘jaw, cheek’

Old English ċeafl ‘jaw, cheek’

Middle English jawle ‘jaw, jawbone’

English jowl

Today it means

noun A dog with large jowls, such as the beagle.

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