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sidelock

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[sahyd-lok] / ˈsaɪdˌlɒk /

noun

  1. earlock.

Etymology

Origin of sidelock

First recorded in 1840–50; side 1 + lock 2

Example Sentences

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And the gun must have his guns, preferably a pair of 12-gauge double-barreled sidelock ejectors from London's Purdey James & Sons or Holland & Holland.

From Time Magazine Archive

Necklace, fetich, and the plume that adorned his sidelock, he put in the quiver.

From The Delight Makers by Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse

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