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==Etymology==
− It is [[inh|ang|cēace]], cēce, cēoce, jaw, jawbone (before 830),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from West Germanic *kaukōn, *kǣkōn,^(Hoad 1986)^(Barnhart 1988) cognate with Middle Low German kāke and Dutch kaak, jaw;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) Etymonline calls it of uncertain origin,^(Etymonline) and Barnhart relates it to [[chew]].^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[inh|ang|cēace]], cēce, cēoce, jaw, jawbone (before 830),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[gmw-pro|*kaukōn]], *kǣkōn,^(Hoad 1986)^(Barnhart 1988) cognate with [[gml|kāke]] and [[nl|kaak]], jaw;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) Etymonline calls it of uncertain origin,^(Etymonline) and Barnhart relates it to [[chew]].^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==