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forelock
forelock a lock of hair growing just above the forehead.
take time by the forelock seize an opportunity. The Latin fabulist Phaedrus described Opportunity or Occasion as being bald except for a long forelock, a personification that was illustrated in Renaissance emblem books and was also applied to Time. touch one's forelock indicate respect or deference. From the action of raising a hand to one's forehead in deference when meeting a person of higher social rank (also tug one's forelock). |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "forelock." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "forelock." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-forelock.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "forelock." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-forelock.html |
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forelock, a flat wedge or pin driven through the hole in the shackle of a large anchor to secure the shackle pin, much in the nature of a cotter pin. They were usually held in place by a pellet of lead which, when struck with a sledgehammer, expanded to fill the cavity behind the head. A later method was to insert a lead ring which fitted into a cavity and held the pin in position until removed with a shearing punch.
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"forelock." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "forelock." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-forelock.html "forelock." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-forelock.html |
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fore·lock / ˈfôrˌläk/ • n. a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. ∎ the part of the mane (of a horse or similar animal) that grows from the poll and hangs down over the forehead. |
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"forelock." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "forelock." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-forelock.html "forelock." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-forelock.html |
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•matchlock • padlock • armlock
•Belloc
•deadlock, headlock, wedlock
•hemlock • fetlock • airlock
•breeze block • gridlock • ziplock
•flintlock • Shylock
•forelock, oarlock, warlock
•roadblock • woodblock • sunblock
•gunlock • lovelock • firelock
•hammerlock • fetterlock • interlock
•Enoch • kapok • epoch • shamrock
•bedrock • pibroch • Sheetrock
•Ragnarök • bedsock • windsock
•shell shock • aftershock • fatstock
•Bartók
•deadstock, headstock
•penstock • tailstock • feedstock
•tick-tock • laughing stock • livestock
•nostoc, Rostock, Vladivostok, Vostok
•rootstock • Woodstock • bloodstock
•gunstock
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"forelock." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "forelock." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-forelock.html "forelock." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-forelock.html |
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