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[fawr-lok, fohr-] Pronunciation Key
[fawr-lok, fohr-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 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. |
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[fawr-lok, fohr-] Pronunciation Key
[fawr-lok, fohr-] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a pin or flat wedge passed through a hole near the end of a threadless bolt to fasten parts together. |
| 2. | to fasten by means of a forelock. |
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| fore·lock 1
(fôr'lŏk', fōr'-) Pronunciation Key
n. A lock of hair that grows from or falls on the forehead, especially the part of a horse's mane that falls forward between the ears. |
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| fore·lock 2
(fôr'lŏk', fōr'-) Pronunciation Key
n. A cotter pin; a linchpin. |
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| forelock | |
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 |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Forelock
Fore"lock`\, n. 1. The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head. 2. (Mech.) A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin fastening the cap-square of a gun. Forelock bolt, a bolt retained by a key, gib, or cotter passing through a slot. Forelock hook (Rope Making), a winch or whirl by which a bunch of three yarns is twisted into a standard. --Knight. To take time, or occasion, by the forelock, to make prompt use of anything; not to let slip an opportunity. Time is painted with a lock before and bald behind, signifying thereby that we must take time by the forelock; for when it is once past, there is no recalling it. --Swift. On occasion's forelock watchful wait. --Milton.
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