spit curl
noun
a tight curl of hair, usually pressed against the forehead or cheek.
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Origin of spit curl
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby spit curl
spiry, spissatus, spissitude, spit, spit and polish, spit curl, spit in the ocean, spit take, spit up, spit-shine, spital
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John Davis got his mutton cooked bi a spit-curl that waz dangling on Angeline Brown's forehead.
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British Dictionary definitions for spit curl
spit curl
noun
US and Canadian a circular curl of hair pressed flat against the cheek or foreheadAlso called (esp British): kiss curl
Word Origin for spit curl
perhaps so called because it is sometimes plastered down with spittle
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