Definition of Forelocks

1. Noun. (plural of forelock) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Forelocks

1. forelock [v] - See also: forelock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forelocks

forelend
forelends
forelent
forelie
forelies
forelift
forelifted
forelifting
forelifts
forelike
forelimb
forelimbs
forelock
forelocked
forelocking
forelocks (current term)
forelook
forelooked
forelooking
forelooks
forels
forelying
foreman
foremanship
foremanships
foremast
foremasts
foremath
foremean
foremeans

Literary usage of Forelocks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Naval Chronicle edited by James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones (1801)
"The two parts of which stock might be bolted with four bolts and forelocks. With this sharp form, angulated every way, the stock would sink, in loose ground ..."

2. The Theory of Strains in Girders and Similar Structures: With Observations by Bindon Blood Stoney (1873)
"Adhesion of iron and copper bolts to wood—Strength of clenches and forelocks.—The shearing strength of oak treenails has been already given in 397. ..."

3. The Theory of Strains in Girders and Similar Structures with Observations on by Bindon Blood Stoney (1869)
"Adhesion of iron and copper bolts — Strength of clenches and forelocks.—The shearing strength of oak treenails has been already given in (398). ..."

4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1836)
"The bridle chain is secured to a larger chain-cable and moorings, by means of shackles, bolts, and forelocks. The forelocks require to be examined about ..."

5. The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East: With Historical Surveys by Charles Francis Horne (1917)
"Then said the old man to the boy: Say, I swear by him who hath adorned foreheads with forelocks, and eyes with their black and white, and eyebrows with ..."

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