jaw
»Go to hell with your snivelling jaw.» (Novel Notes 179. 10.)
A convict.
Schoolboy slang for lengthy talk—esp. in the nature of a reproof.
Cf. None of your jaw, you swab! (Smollett, Roderick Random.) Shut up your jaw! = Hold your tongue!
»Go to hell with your snivelling jaw.» (Novel Notes 179. 10.)
A convict.
Schoolboy slang for lengthy talk—esp. in the nature of a reproof.
Cf. None of your jaw, you swab! (Smollett, Roderick Random.) Shut up your jaw! = Hold your tongue!