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Lockjaw

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(n.) A contraction of the muscles of the jaw by which its motion is suspended; a variety of tetanus.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lockjaw'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/lockjaw.html. 1828.
 
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