- cow·lick
- /ˈkaʊˌlık/ noun, pl -licks [count]chiefly US : a small bunch of hair on a person's head that sticks up above the hair around it : a small bunch of hair that will not lie flat
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cow|lick — «KOW LIHK», noun. a small tuft of hair that will not lie flat … Useful english dictionary
lick — 1. verb /lɪk/ a) To stroke with the tongue. The cat licked its fur. b) To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight. My dad can lick your dad. 2. noun /lɪk … Wiktionary
cow — 1. n. 1 a fully grown female of any bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos, used as a source of milk and beef. 2 the female of other large animals, esp. the elephant, whale, and seal. 3 derog. sl. a a woman esp. a coarse or unpleasant one. b… … Useful english dictionary
cow's lick — see ↑cowlick above. • • • Main Entry: ↑cow … Useful english dictionary
Mineral lick — Salt lick redirects here. For other uses, see Salt lick (disambiguation). Gaur at a natural salt lick A mineral lick (also known as salt lick or natural lick) is a natural mineral deposit where animals in nutrient poor ecosystems can obtain… … Wikipedia
Salt lick — A salt lick is a salt deposit that animals regularly lick. In an ecosystem, salt/mineral licks sometimes occur naturally, providing the sodium, calcium, iron, phosphorus and zinc required in the springtime for bone, muscle and other growth in… … Wikipedia
cowlick — cow|lick [ˈkauˌlık] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Because it looks as if it had been licked by a cow] hair that sticks up on your head … Dictionary of contemporary English
cowlick — cow•lick [[t]ˈkaʊˌlɪk[/t]] n. a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair • Etymology: 1590–1600 … From formal English to slang
cowlick — 1590s, from COW (Cf. cow) + LICK (Cf. lick) … Etymology dictionary
Cowlick — Cow lick ( l?k ), n. A tuft of hair turned up or awry (usually over the forehead), as if licked by a cow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
