Definitions for "Jawbone"
Jawbone is the pseudonym of Bob Zabor, an American blues musician from Detroit. He is particularly unusual in that he is a one-man band. The instruments he plays include the harmonica, the guitar and the tambourine.
To attempt to influence solely by talking, as contrasted with threatening or inducing by other means, e.g. legislation; esp. to make public appeals in order to influence the behavior of businessmen or labor leaders; -- used especially of the President or other high government officials; as, to jawbone businessmen into forgoing price increases.
talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
Announcements and statements by politicians or monetary authorities to influence decisions by business, consumer, or trade union sectors, often associated with forecasts and policy implications.
The bone of either jaw; a maxilla or a mandible.
The hard bone that supports the face and includes alveolar bone, which anchors the teeth.
the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth