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n. - The piece of skeleton in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth v. - Talk idly or casually and in a friendly way.

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  • She has no idea where the jawbone is or if it has been buried.
  • He believes the find is the first jawbone from a meat-eating dinosaur ever found in Maryland.
  • His skull was broken open and his jawbone was a short distance away.
  • Jaw-bone -- credit (to get things on "jawbone," is to buy on credit).
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