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lockjaw
noun lock·jaw \ˈläk-ˌjȯ\
Definition of LOCKJAW
: an early symptom of tetanus characterized by spasm of the jaw muscles and inability to open the jaws; also : tetanus
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First Known Use of LOCKJAW
1803
Rhymes with LOCKJAW
backsaw, band saw, bear claw, bedstraw, blue law, bucksaw, buzz saw, bylaw, case law, catclaw, cat's-paw, chain saw, Choctaw, coleslaw, Corn Law, crenshaw, cumshaw, cushaw, Danelaw, declaw, Esau, forepaw, fretsaw, glass jaw, grandma, grandpa, guffaw, hacksaw, handsaw, hawkshaw, hee-haw, hurrah, in-law, jackdaw, jackstraw, jigsaw, kickshaw, last straw, leash law, lynch law, macaw, Moose Jaw, Nassau, old-squaw, outdraw, outlaw, pasha, pawpaw, pit saw, pooh-bah, poor law, rickshaw, ringtaw, ripsaw, scofflaw, scrimshaw, scroll saw, seesaw, shield law, southpaw, Skiddaw, tack claw, trishaw, tussah, undraw, Utah, Warsaw, whipsaw, wiredraw, withdraw
LOCKJAW Defined for Kids
lockjaw
noun lock·jaw \ˈläk-ˌjȯ\
Definition of LOCKJAW for Kids
: tetanus
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lockjaw
noun lock·jaw \ˈläk-ˌjȯ\
Medical Definition of LOCKJAW
: an early symptom of tetanus characterized by spasm of the jaw muscles and inability to open the jaws; also : tetanus 1a
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