单词 | jawing |
释义 | jawing, vbl. n. slang.|ˈdʒɔːɪŋ| [f. jaw v.1 + -ing1.] A vulgar or contemptuous equivalent for speaking.
1788De Foe's Voy. round World (1840) 313 They would chop off his head, and put a stop to his jawing. 1810Sporting Mag. XXXV. 78 Mary Jordan and her acquaintances were fighting and jawing. 1871Dixon Tower III. xviii. 190 Two hours were spent in drinking, jawing, and accepting terms. 1874L. Carr Jud. Gwynne I. iii. 83 Nigh blowing the roof off..with her everlasting jawing. b. attrib., as jawing-tackle, the jaws, etc., as used in speaking: = jaw-tackle (jaw n.1 7).
1859Reade Love me little xxii, Ah, Eve, my girl, your jawing-tackle is too well hung. |

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