JAWBONE Definition & Meaning

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jawbone

[ jaw-bohn ]

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noun

a bone of either jaw; a maxilla or mandible.
the bone of the lower jaw; mandible.

verb (used with or without object)

jawboned, jawboning.

Informal. to attempt to influence or pressure by persuasion rather than by the exertion of force or one's authority, as in urging voluntary compliance with economic guidelines:
The president jawboned the steel industry into postponing price increases.

adjective

Informal. obtained by or resorting to such a practice:
jawbone controls.

jawbone

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noun

a nontechnical name for mandible maxilla

verb

to try to persuade or bring pressure to bear (on) by virtue of one's high office or position, esp in urging compliance with official policy

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Origin of jawbone¹

First recorded in 1480–90; jaw ¹ + bone

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Could American CEOs have headed off the tariffs chaos either by a more focused publicity campaign or more jawboning with Trump?

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But Trump must now spend most of his time jawboning GOP senators to back his nominees.

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Another excavation by the researchers in June 2023 -- of an 8,100-year-old canine jawbone at a nearby site called Hollembaek Hill, south of Delta Junction -- also shows signs of possible domestication.

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She told MPs that this included a “foetal skeleton posed under a glass dome, a human thigh bone turned into a cane, a human jawbone necklace and the varnished skull of a six-year-old”.

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Forensic genealogists solve a 21-year-old case, linking a jawbone to a U.S.

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