Definition of Jawfall

1. n. Depression of the jaw; hence, depression of spirits.

Definition of Jawfall

1. Noun. (archaic West Indies) trismus ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jawfall

1. a falling of the jaw [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jawfall

jawblocking
jawbone
jawboned
jawboner
jawboners
jawbones
jawboning
jawbonings
jawbox
jawboxes
jawbreaker
jawbreakers
jawdropping
jawdroppingly
jawed
jawfall (current term)
jawfallen
jawfalls
jawfish
jawfoot
jawhole
jawholes
jawing
jawings
jawless
jawless fish
jawless vertebrate
jawlike
jawline
jawlines

Literary usage of Jawfall

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Practical Rules for the Management and Medical Treatment of Negro Slaves, in by Collins (1803)
"... will be found sufficient to prevent the jawfall. The only thing from which I have experienced any signal service, is the dipping above recommended, ..."

2. The British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review, Or, Quarterly Journal of (1862)
"... on the authority of Dr. Morrison, who practised in Demerara for eight years, that the disorder is commonly called " jawfall"), permit us to infer that ..."

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