lantern jaw

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lantern jaw

n.
1. A lower jaw that protrudes beyond the upper jaw.
2. A long, thin jaw that gives the face a gaunt appearance.
lan′tern-jawed′ (-jôd′) adj.
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Drink yourself, and light up your lantern jaws, old boy.
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They sport the same lantern jaws and long, straight noses.
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The crowd erupted in spontaneous applause at the unexpected sight of the great man's glaring piggish eyes, lantern jaws, and tight-curled powdered wig rendered in the most fragile tissue paper, borne triumphantly aloft by the wind.
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