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forelock

 noun
     
fore‧lock [countable]
1DC a piece of hair that falls over someone's forehead
2 the hair on a horse's head that grows between its ears and hangs forward on its face
3

tug/touch your forelock

British English to show too much respect towards someone in authority - used to show disapproval
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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