forelock : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: forelock	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for forelock
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
forelock n a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears Synonym(s): forelock, foretop
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Forelock \Fore"lock`\, n. 1. The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head. 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. {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, [or] occasion}, {by the forelock}, to make prompt use of anything; not to let slip an opportunity. 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. On occasion's forelock watchful wait. --Milton.