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Webster 1913 Edition
Forelock
Fore′lockˊ
,Noun.
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 by the forelock
or To take 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Forelock
FO'RELOCK
, n.1.
The lock or hair that grows from the forepart of the head.Take time by the forelock.
2.
In sea language, a little flat pointed wedge of iron, used at the end of a bolt, to retain it firmly in its place.