jaw|break|er — «JAW BRAY kuhr», noun. Informal. 1. a word that is hard to pronounce. 2. a large, hard piece of candy, usually in the shape of a ball. 3. a machine with powerful jaws for crushing ore … Useful english dictionary
jaw-breaker — jawˈ breaker noun 1. A heavy duty rock breaking machine with hinged jaws (also jawˈ crusher) 2. A word hard to pronounce (also jawˈ twister; informal) • • • Main Entry: ↑jaw … Useful english dictionary
jaw-breaker — also jawbreaker 1839, word hard to pronounce (jawbreakingly, in reference to pronouncing words, is from 1824), from JAW (Cf. jaw) (n.) + agent noun from BREAK (Cf. break) (v.). As a type of candy, by 1911 … Etymology dictionary
jaw|break|ing — «JAW BRAY kihng», adjective. hard to pronounce: »In the jawbreaking jargon of geology, the ore was “manganiferous, acid soluble, in a non magnetic amorphous shale gangue” (Newsweek) … Useful english dictionary
jaw — n. & v. n. 1 a each of the upper and lower bony structures in vertebrates forming the framework of the mouth and containing the teeth. b the parts of certain invertebrates used for the ingestion of food. 2 a (in pl.) the mouth with its bones and… … Useful english dictionary
Jaw-breaker — 1. word hard to pronounce; 2. large, hard or sticky sweet … Dictionary of Australian slang
jaw-breaker — Australian Slang 1. word hard to pronounce; 2. large, hard or sticky sweet … English dialects glossary
jaw-breaker — word or phrase that is hard to pronounce; hard candy … English contemporary dictionary
hard palate — noun the bony part of the roof of the mouth • Hypernyms: ↑surface • Part Holonyms: ↑palate, ↑roof of the mouth, ↑upper jaw, ↑upper jawbone, ↑maxilla, ↑maxillary … Useful english dictionary
jaw·break·er — /ˈʤɑːˌbreıkɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] US : a round, hard candy … Useful english dictionary
Tigers Jaw — Origin Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA Genres Indie Rock, Emo, Scumbag Rock Years active 2006–Present Labels Run for Cover Records, Prison Jazz Records, Tiny Engines Records, Summe … Wikipedia