1794 D. SteelElements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 54Fore-lock-hooks are made of iron, with a long neck and handle.
1874 E. H. KnightPract. Dict. Mech. I. 905/1Forelock Hook (Rope-making), a winch or whirl in the tackle-block by which a bunch of three yarns is twisted into a strand.