jowl : Idioms & Phrases


Cheek by jowl

  • adverb in close proximity
    • the houses were jumbled together cheek by jowl
WordNet
  • with the cheeks close together; side by side; in close proximity. "I will go with three cheek by jole." Shak. " Sits cheek by jowl."
  • side by side; very intimate.
Webster 1913