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Meanings of jaws in English

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      1
      The head of the lizard was in the jaws of the death-adder.
      My Tropic Isle
      2
      Remember, raptors don't attack with their jaws-theyuse their toe-claws ,Malcolmsaid.
      The Lost World
      3
      Grey; and the face, tanned even in the shaven jaws, was careworn.
      The Grey Cloak
      4
      In the moonlight Gloria saw the glistening saliva from the half-parted jaws.
      The Everlasting Whisper
      5
      Girlie and Babe had it from the continual labor of their jaws.
      Hidden Creek
      6
      The giant's jaws worked and he let go a long heavy sigh.
      Stonewielder
      7
      The dwarf rotated his jaws, warming them up for the work ahead.
      Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
      8
      The bristling hair lay flat on his back; the threatening jaws closed.
      In Freedom's Cause : A Story of Wallace and Bruce
      9
      Warsaw at that time was in the jaws of the German nutcracker.
      History of the World War, Vol. 3
      10
      She'd already seen what was clamped between the dog's jaws: her lifepod.
      Stinger
      11
      My final effort was to blast it right in its flowering jaws.
      Emperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain
      12
      Georgia was coming along behind us, dragging my staff in her jaws.
      Turn coat
      13
      They can dislocate their jaws, ingesting several kilos of soil a second.
      Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
      14
      Then the smoke which clung to the open jaws of the gorge.
      The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
      15
      The muscles in his jaws hardened, despite the airy tone he used.
      Arms and the Woman
      16
      She could hear-orat least she imagined she could hear-Mimi'sjaws clenching.
      Seeing stars
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      United States of America
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