Newgate knocker
now historical
noun
A lock of hair hanging down the cheek, twisted back from the temple towards the ear.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Mayhew (1812–1887), author and social reformer.
- ready reckoner
- ready roll
- ready room
- ready-sensitized
- ready, steady, go (also ready, set, go)
- ready-to-wear
- ready-up
- ready-witted
- reaffect
- reafference
- reafferent
- reaffirm
- reaffirmance
- reaffirmation
- reaffirmer
- reafforest
- reafforestation
- Reaganaut
- Reagan Democrat
- Reaganesque
- Reaganism
- Reaganite
- Reaganomics
- Reagan, Ronald
- reagency