lockjaws

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A form of lockjaw — A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of lockjaw
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APA

lockjaws. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockjaws

MLA

“lockjaws.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockjaws. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lockjaws,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockjaws.

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