Technical
Tuesday Jaw
The hardest bone in the human
body is the jawbone (mandible). It is the largest bone in the human face, and is very difficult to break. I’m sure any male dancer who ever got hit by a flying elbow can appreciate
this fact. Ow!
The word mandible comes from the Latin mandibula (jawbone) which
means “'one used for chewing”.
The phrase “take
it on the chin” comes from boxing, and refers to a direct and/or significant hit to the jaw.
Perhaps this expression came to be used since this bone was less apt to break
from such a hit.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #26jj:
“The hardest bone in the human body is the jawbone.”
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“Nobody
would say, 'I'm voting for this guy because he's got the stronger chin, but
that, in fact, is partly what happens.”
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