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wam-lock dial.
Also 5 wamloke, 6 wemlocke, 9 wamloke, wemlock.
[f. wame + lock n.1]
A twisted or tangled lock of wool from under the belly of a sheep.
1483Cath. Angl. 407/2 Wamloke, succida. 1580Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Vne touffe de cheveux retors les vns entre les autres, a wem-locke or locke of haire. 1847Halliwell, Wamlokes, unwashed wool. 1876Whitby Gloss., Wemlocks, the loose locks of wool under the sheep's belly. |