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cowlick

[ kou-lik ]

/ ˈkaʊˌlɪk /

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noun

a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair.

Origin of cowlick

First recorded in 1590–1600; cow¹ + lick

Words nearby cowlick

cowk, cowl, cowl neckline, cowled, cowley, cowlick, cowling, cowlitz, cowlneck, cowman, coworker

Example sentences from the Web for cowlick

I never yet saw a fellow with a cowlick who amounted to a hill of beans.

Center Rush Rowland |Ralph Henry Barbour
Once I saw Dan's cowlick shake like the plume of an angry warrior as his wife turned toward him inquiringly.

A Hoosier Chronicle |Meredith Nicholson
Trousers may be brought to order in a few minutes, but to subdue a cowlick is a matter of years.

Skippy Bedelle |Owen Johnson
He chuckled immoderately and pressed his cowlick down, which defiant tuft popped instantly back to its position of attention.

The Red Debt |Everett MacDonald

So he put down the spuds and begun to curry that cowlick of hisn.

Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher |Eleanor Gates

British Dictionary definitions for cowlick

cowlick

/ (ˈkaʊˌlɪk) /

noun

a tuft of hair over the forehead