noun
jowl
JOWL/dʒaʊl/
The fleshy lower cheek or jaw area of a person or animal.
The man points to his fleshy jowl beside the jawline.
Etymology
Middle English cholle meant a hanging fold of flesh at the neck or jaw—a double chin. Its overlap with a separate word meaning “jaw” helped shape the modern lower-cheek sense.
In context
but if you look here at the jowl you can see the gel sags down
More examples
- His jowls shake when he laughs.
- She gently wipes the drool from the dog's jowls.
- A small bruise darkens his left jowl.
Forms
jowl · jowls
jowly adjective — Having heavy, fleshy lower cheeks.