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forelock

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fore·lock 1  (fôrlk, fr-)
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.

forelock
Noun
a lock of hair growing or falling over the forehead
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.forelock - a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
lock, ringlet, whorl, curl - a strand or cluster of hair
quiff - a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
2.forelock - a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
encolure - the mane of a horse
hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"

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For once in my life, I will take Time as fiercely by the forelock as if I was the most impetuous man in England; and, rely on it, the moment I know the result, you shall know the result, too.
"Aye, aye, sir," answered the cook, and touching his forelock, he disappeared at once in the direction of his galley.
"We are shepherds," answered Robin Hood, pulling at his forelock awkwardly.
 
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