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Forelock Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Forelock has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead

2

a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears

3

The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.

4

A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.

Verb
1

To fix in place with a forelock (wedge)

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
lock hair
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
quiff
Rhyming Words
ock bock nock rock tock dock hock sock jock pock mock cock zock lock yock stock knock chock acock slock
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