Definitions for earlocks
earlocks
ear·lock
Spelling: [eer-lok]
IPA: /ˈɪərˌlɒk/
Earlocks is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 461 anagrams from letters in earlocks (aceklors).
Definitions for earlocks
noun
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a lock of hair worn near or in front of the ear.
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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 earlocks
First recorded in 1765-75; ear1 + lock2
Examples for earlocks
Here a musket-ball struck a pin out of the hair of Dr. Warren's earlock.