cow·lick

[kou-lik]
noun
a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair.

Origin:
1590–1600; cow1 + lick

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cowlick (ˈkaʊˌlɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a tuft of hair over the forehead

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Cowlick is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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cowlick
1590s, from cow + lick.
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Example sentences
He'd smile and that cowlick would stand up in the back and he'd talk fast and she couldn't keep him from what he wanted.
She had a distinctive cowlick on the right side of her forehead and a birthmark on her stomach---possibly on the left side.
Kyle had mistaken the spot for a part but upon further examination believed it to be a scar or unusual cowlick.
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