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underlocks

underlocks is the plural of underlock.

Meaning of underlock

Noun

underlock (plural underlocks)

  1. A lock of wool hanging under the belly of a sheep.
    • No cloggings, lumps of dirt, or underlocks should be suffered to be rolled up with the fleece, as such a practice is unfair to the purchaser, and by act of parliament there is a heavy penalty attached to those who are convicted of doing it.1839, British Farmer's Magazine, volume 3, page 187

Questions about underlocks

What is underlocks the plural of?
Underlocks is the plural of underlock.

Words near underlocks in the dictionary

  1. underload switches
  2. underloaded
  3. underloading
  4. underloads
  5. underlock
  6. underlocks
  7. underlook
  8. underlooked
  9. underlooker
  10. underlookers
  11. underlooking

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