Definitions for earlock

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earlock ear·lock

Spelling: [eer-lok]

IPA: /ˈɪərˌlɒk/

Earlock is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 213 anagrams from letters in earlock (aceklor).

Definitions for earlock

noun

1. a lock of hair worn near or in front of the ear.
2. Judaism. a lock of hair worn in front of each ear by Hasidic and Yemenite Jewish males in accordance with the Biblical prohibition against clipping the hair at the temples. Lev. 19:27.

Origin of earlock

First recorded in 1765-75; ear¹ + lock²

Examples for earlock

Here a musket-ball struck a pin out of the hair of Dr. Warren's earlock.