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Forehock vs Forelock - What's the difference?

forehock | forelock |

As nouns the difference between forehock and forelock

is that forehock is the hock from the foreleg of a pig while forelock is the part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.

forehock

English

Alternative forms

* fore-hock

Noun

(en noun)
  • The hock from the foreleg of a pig

    • forelock

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
  • The part of a horse's mane that lies on its forehead.

    • Synonyms

    * (part of hairstyle) bangs (US), fringe (UK) * (sense, part of horse's mane) foretop