lock

¹lock

noun \ˈläk\

Definition of LOCK

1

a : a tuft, tress, or ringlet of hair b plural : the hair of the head

2

: a cohering bunch (as of wool, cotton, or flax) : tuft

3

plural : dreadlock 2

Origin of LOCK

Middle English lok, from Old English locc; akin to Old High German loc lock, Greek lygos withe, Latin luxus dislocated

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with LOCK

bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, clock, cock, croc, crock, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, grok, hock, jock, knock, lakh, loch, Locke, lough, moc, mock, nock, pock, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok