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forelock

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fore⋅lock

1  [fawr-lok, fohr-]
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–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.

Origin:
1640–50; fore- + lock 2 ; prob. not continuous with OE foreloccas (pl.), attested once

fore⋅lock

2  [fawr-lok, fohr-]
–noun
1. a pin or flat wedge passed through a hole near the end of a threadless bolt to fasten parts together.
–verb (used with object)
2. to fasten by means of a forelock.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME forelok. See fore-, lock 1
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fore·lock 1   (fôr'lŏk', fōr'-)   
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.
fore·lock 2   (fôr'lŏk', fōr'-)   
n.  A cotter pin; a linchpin.
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