verb (used with object), verb (used without object), jawboned, jawboning.
3.
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
4.
Informal. obtained by or resorting to such a practice:
Snakes don't have external ear parts, but they do have fully formed inner ears that are connected to the jawbone.
His skull was broken open and his jawbone was a short distance away.
The new fossil find consists mainly of jawbone fragments, upper and lower teeth, and a thigh bone.
On a clear day, they resemble the jawbone of a shark and bear the aggrieved purple color of an approaching squall.
She tossed a fish eye and then a jawbone to the husky standing, panting at her feet.
jawbone has been an innovator in the headset space for some time now.
In advanced cases, where bacteria have eaten away at the jawbone that anchors the teeth, bone grafts are necessary.
Using anchors of stainless steel or vitallium to implant the replacement often causes infection or deterioration of the jawbone.
There's no earpiece needed because sounds are transmitted through vibrations in your teeth and jawbone.
Then, going through holes in the guide, the dentist drills holes in the jawbone to receive the implants.
British Dictionary definitions for jawbone
jawbone
/ˈdʒɔːˌbəʊn/
noun
1.
a nontechnical name for mandible (or (less commonly)) maxilla
verb
2.
(US) 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
Word Origin and History for jawbone
n.
mid-15c., from jaw (n.) + bone (n.). Hence jawboning "lecturing, hectoring," a term associated with the U.S. Lyndon Johnson presidential administration (1966); cf. jaw (v.).
jawbone in Medicine
jawbone jaw·bone (jô'bōn') n. The maxilla or, especially, the mandible.
Slang definitions & phrases for jawbone
jawbone
noun
Credit or trust, esp financial: Try as he might he got no jawbone from the bankers(1862+)