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cowlick

[ kou-lik ]

noun

  1. a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair.


cowlick

/ ˈ첹ʊˌɪ /

noun

  1. a tuft of hair over the forehead
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cowlick1

First recorded in 1590–1600; cow 1 + lick
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You might be surprised to learn that you can’t comb the hairs flat on a coconut without creating a cowlick.

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For some reason I started picking and flattening her cowlicks with my fingers like we were a couple of gorillas.

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“It’s like a cowlick,” she says, her hand rubbing along it.

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A cowlick at the back of his head stood up like a question mark.

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The cowlicks in the fur, the bottoms of the paws, the spots on the tummy.

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