hindlock

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hindlock

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From hind + lock. Compare forelock.

noun hindlocks · hind-lock

A tress or lock of an individual's hair that covers the hind-part of the head. They have the hind-lock of hair known as the kudumi, put on sacred ashes, and paint the point between the eyebrows with a sandal paste dot.
An animal's, particularly a horse's, tail. […] so that those dilatory persons who have not been able to take the old gentleman by the forelock, might catch him as easily as a brother of the sister isle catches a scampering bull by the hindlock, or tail: […]

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@misc{hindlock_2026,
  title = {hindlock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hindlock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}