SIDELOCK

Etymology

Noun

sidelock (plural sidelocks)

A lock of hair worn at the side of the head.

Hyponyms: payess, payot

(firearms) The design of a gun that has the lockwork mounted to the inside of a plate; compare boxlock.

Anagrams

• lockside

Source: Wiktionary



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6 January 2025

PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


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