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cow·lick
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ˈkaʊˌlɪk
/
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kou
-lik
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noun
a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair.
Origin:
1590–1600;
cow
1
+
lick
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cowlick
(ˈkaʊˌlɪk)
—
n
a tuft of hair over the forehead
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
cowlick
1590s, from
cow
+
lick
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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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