dial. Also 5 wamloke, 6 wemlocko, 9 wamloke, wemlock. [f. WAME + LOCK sb.1] A twisted or tangled lock of wool from under the belly of a sheep.

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1483.  Cath. Angl., 407/2. Wamloke, succida.

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1580.  Hollyband, Treas. Fr. Tong, Vne touffe de cheveux retors les vns entre les autres, a wem-locke or locke of haire.

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1847.  Halliwell, Wamlokes, unwashed wool.

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1876.  Whitby Gloss., Wemlocks, the loose locks of wool under the sheep’s belly.

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