DCHP-2
call one's jaw West, Slang DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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See also: jawbone
- 1885 His ready money gone he has nothing to live on but "jawbone" i.e. credit, and "to call his jaw," i.e. live on credit, till he has got further employment and more wages.
- 1885 His ready money gone he has nothing to live on but "jawbone" i.e. credit, and "to call his jaw," i.e. live on credit, till he has got further employment and more wages.