jawbone

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: jaw=bone
• COUNT in NET: 4 in 3 verses (in OT : 4 in 3 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

jawbone, n. 

 The bone of either jaw; a maxilla or a mandible.

jawbone, v. t. & i. 

 To attempt to influence solely by talking, as contrasted with threatening or inducing by other means, e.g. legislation; esp. to make public appeals in order to influence the behavior of businessmen or labor leaders; -- used especially of the President or other high government officials; as, to jawbone businessmen into forgoing price increases.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

jawbone, n.
1 each of the two bones forming the lower jaw in most mammals.
2 these two combined into one in other mammals.