forelock 1
/fawr"lok', fohr"-/ , 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 .
[ 1640-50; FORE- + LOCK 2 ; prob. not continuous with OE foreloccas (pl.), attested once ]
forelock 2
/fawr"lok', fohr"-/ , n.
1. a pin or flat wedge passed through a hole near the end of a threadless bolt to fasten parts together.
v.t.
2. to fasten by means of a forelock.
[ 1275-1325; ME forelok. See FORE-, LOCK 1 ]