JOLE, noun [sometimes written jowl.] 1. The cheek; used in the phrase, cheek by jole that is, with the cheeks together, close, tete a tete. 2. The head of a fish. JOLE, verb transitive To strike the head against any thing; to clash with violence. [Not used.]
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