Forelock

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forelock \Fore"lock`\, n.
     1. The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.
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     2. (Mech.) A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to
        prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin fastening the


        cap-square of a gun.
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     {Forelock bolt}, a bolt retained by a key, gib, or cotter
        passing through a slot.
  
     {Forelock hook} (Rope Making), a winch or whirl by which a
        bunch of three yarns is twisted into a standard. --Knight.
        
  
     {To take time by the forelock} or {To take occasion by the
     forelock}, to make prompt use of anything; not to let slip an
        opportunity.
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              Time is painted with a lock before and bald behind,
              signifying thereby that we must take time by the
              forelock; for when it is once past, there is no
              recalling it.                         --Swift.
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              On occasion's forelock watchful wait. --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  forelock
       n 1: a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
       2: a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
          [syn: {foretop}]