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side curl

noun

earlock.

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Words nearby side curl

side by side, side card, side chain, side chair, side circuit, side curl, side deal, side dish, side drum, side effect, side horse
Also side·curl [sahyd-kurl] /ˈsaɪdˌkɜrl/.

Origin of side curl

First recorded in 1805–15
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for side curl

  • The sea air had browned his cheek, and the ball whistling by his side-curl had spared it.

    The Virginians|William Makepeace Thackeray