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Crack-jaw. World English Historical Dictionary

Crack-jaw. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1893, rev. 2025. Crack-jaw a. [f. CRACK v. + JAW sb.] Fit to crack the jaws; difficult to pronounce.

1 1826.  Disraeli, Viv. Grey, V. xiii. 237. A Polish nobleman, a Count somebody; I never can remember their crack-jaw names.

2 1862.  H. Marryat, Year in Sweden, I. 232. The names are far too crackjaw.

3 1886.  G. Allen, Maimie’s Sake, v. Your outlandish crack-jaw foreigner lingo.

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