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cowlick

cow·lick

UK/ˈkaʊˌlɪk/ US/ˈkælɪk/ uncommon

noun

1.

a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat

Origin

From cow + lick; as the hair may appear to have been licked into place by a cow.

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