Lexicographical Neighbors of Jawbox
Literary usage of Jawbox
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"jawbox. In parts of Scotland, a wooden trough set outside of a window, ...
In Scotland, a convenience similar to a jawbox, but cut out of stone. ..."
2. Scottish Law Journal and Sheriff Court Record by Scotland Sheriff Courts (1860)
"... tending to show that the water which injured the pursuer's premises came not
from the flat above or the jawbox for which the defender was responsible, ..."
3. Scottish Law Magazine, and Sheriff Court Reporter by Scotland Sheriff Courts (1860)
"... came not from the flat above or the jawbox for which ', the defender was
responsible, but from the flat above, which was in the possession of a tenant. ..."
4. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1888)
"... of the window outside; also, in the W.-t apartment attached to the dormitory
immediately beneath this, apparent!1 from defective fittings at the jawbox. ..."
5. Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow by Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow (1879)
"It includes minute details about the size of the house, the position of the water-
closet, if there be one, and also of the jawbox or sink. ..."
6. Plumbing: A Text-book to the Practice of the Art Or Craft of the Plumber by William Paton Buchan (1902)
"347 is an iron sink, or " jawbox " as it is called in the west of Scotland, with
a screw-down tube-crane. In are a good size for general use ; they are made ..."
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