Jawbox
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Jawbox is a noun meaning (Scotland, dated) A tenement sink.
Meaning
(Scotland, dated) A tenement sink.
Example Sentences
She snatches towels from the laundry basket — two, three, four —soaks them at the jawbox sink and lays them along the bottom of the kitchen door.
After a week he had to accept that he was growing a black beard, not because he wanted one, but because he could think of no way of shaving. There was a jaw-box in the tiny kitchen but no taps.
Word Forms
- jawboxes
- jaw-box
Synonyms for jawbox
Depending on context, synonyms include jaw-hole.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slock, swallet, skeel, junt, closet, subtack.
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