forelock

forelock
forelock1
/fawr"lok', fohr"-/, n.
1. the lock of hair that grows from the fore part of the head.
2. (of a horse) a tuft of hair above or on the forehead. See diag. under horse.
[1640-50; FORE- + LOCK2; prob. not continuous with OE foreloccas (pl.), attested once]
forelock2
/fawr"lok', fohr"-/, n.
1. a pin or flat wedge passed through a hole near the end of a threadless bolt to fasten parts together.
v.t.
2. to fasten by means of a forelock.
[1275-1325; ME forelok. See FORE-, LOCK1]

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