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Vinony

forelock

noun

  1. front part of a horse's mane
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From Middle English forelok, equivalent to fore- + lock.

  1. A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English forelok, equivalent to fore- + lock.

  1. To fix in place with a forelock (wedge)

    “At one extremity each pair was firmly connected by a short, massive, iron link, of about two feet in length; and, at its opposite end, a large eye-bolt was driven into each stick, where it was securely forelocked.”