jawbone

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
2. isim Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.
3. isim A shaken musical instrument (an idiophone) made from the jawbone of an animal and shaken such that the teeth vibrate in their sockets to produce sound.
4. isim Credit.

   “We have a few persons whose pockets are to let—men who have more complaints than dollars—individuals who, in digger's parlance, live on jawbone (credit), and are always to be found at saloons; a class of men who, when they are here, wish themselves yonder, and when yonder, wish themselves back.”

5. fiil To talk persistently in an attempt to persuade somebody to cooperate.
6. fiil (especially of regulatory agencies) To try to persuade (someone) through implied threats of punitive action, such as tighter regulatory control.