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Jawfallen
Meaning
Adj
●
Dejected, dispirited.
●
Having a "fallen" or
locked
jaw
(and hence sometimes unable to
speak
),
variously
attributed
to
dejection
(the
previous
sense
) or lockjaw.
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Origin
jawfallen
English
fallen
English
jaw
English
jawe
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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