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touched one's forelock

touched one's forelock is the simple past and past participle of touch one's forelock.

Meaning of touch one's forelock

Verb

touch one's forelock (third-person singular simple present touches one's forelock, present participle touching one's forelock, simple past and past participle touched one's forelock)

  1. Synonym of tug one's forelock.
    • Mr. Hempseed, touching his forelock, was quietly vacating the seat in the hearth. Everyone was staring curiously, yet deferentially, at the foreigners.1905, Emma Orczy, chapter III, in The Scarlet Pimpernel

Questions about touched one's forelock

What is touched one's forelock the simple past and past participle of?
Touched one's forelock is the simple past and past participle of touch one's forelock.

Words near touched one's forelock in the dictionary

  1. touched in
  2. touched in the haid
  3. touched in the head
  4. touched off
  5. touched on
  6. touched one's forelock
  7. touched oneself
  8. touched some grass
  9. touched someone's hem
  10. touched someone's robe
  11. touched the hem of someone's garment

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