side curl

noun

earlock.
Also side·curl [sahyd-kurl] /ˈsaɪdˌkɜrl/.

Origin of side curl

First recorded in 1805–15

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

Example sentences 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