·noun The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.
II. Forelock ·noun 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.
A flat pointing wedge of iron, used to drive through a mortise hole in the end of a bolt, to retain ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Those with an eye, into which an iron forelock is driven to retain them in place. When secured in th...
One jagged or split at the point, thereby forming springs to prevent its drawing. ...