forelock : Idioms & Phrases
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Forelock bolt
- a bolt retained by a key, gib, or cotter passing through a slot.
Webster 1913
Forelock hook
(Rope Making) , a winch or whirl by which a bunch of three yarns is twisted into a standard. Knight.
Webster 1913
take time by the forelock
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verb act quickly and decisively; not let slip an opportunity
WordNet
To take time, ∨ occasion , by the forelock
- to make prompt use of anything; not to let slip an opportunity.
