A jaw is a fork-shaped fitting by which a block can be suspended and at the same time kept from turning; it is fitted to the upper blocks of some boats' falls.
Umhlathi ufana nefolokhiwe ingena ngokuhaka apho ibloko ingapheliswa ngaxesha linye igcinwe ingajijwa, iyalunga ibloko ephezulu yezinye iinqanawa.