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fore•lock

Pronunciation: (fôr'lok", fōr'-), [key]
—n.
1. the lock of hair that grows from the fore part of the head.
2. (of a horse) a tuft of hair above or on the forehead. See diag. under horse.

fore•lock

Pronunciation: (fôr'lok", fōr'-), [key]
—n.
a pin or flat wedge passed through a hole near the end of a threadless bolt to fasten parts together.

—v.t.
to fasten by means of a forelock.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

forelimb

foreman

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