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touches one's forelock

touches one's forelock is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 touches one's forelock

What is touches one's forelock the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Touches one's forelock is the third-person singular simple present indicative of touch one's forelock.

Words near touches one's forelock in the dictionary

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

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