jawbreaker
[
jaw
-brey-ker]
/ˈdʒɔˌbreɪ kər/
noun
1.
Informal.
a word that is hard to pronounce.
2.
a very hard, usually round, candy.
3.
Also called
jaw crusher
.
Mining.
a machine used to break up ore, consisting of a fixed plate and a hinged
jaw
moved by a toggle joint.
Origin
1830-40;
jaw
1
+
breaker
1
Related forms
jawbreaking,
adjective
jawbreakingly,
adverb
British Dictionary definitions for
jawbreaker
jawbreaker
/
ˈdʒɔːˌbreɪkə
/
noun
1.
Also called
jawcrusher.
a device having hinged jaws for crushing rocks and ores
2.
(
informal
) a word that is hard to pronounce
Derived Forms
jawbreaking,
adjective
jawbreakingly,
adverb
Slang definitions & phrases for
jawbreaker
jawbreaker
noun
A long word or a word difficult to pronounce
: Diphenyl-pentoactomaggetoneplangianoliosis is something of a jawbreaker
(1835+)
A piece of hard candy, esp a spherical piece with bubblegum in the center
(1875+)