A joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof.
The tuft of hair that grows at this joint.
klootch
klootch
noun
(US, Canada, western dialects, uncommon) klootchman: woman, wife (especially if Native American).
lobcokt
lockets
lockets
noun
plural of locket
lockett
locklet
locklet
noun
A little lock of hair.
locknut
locknut
noun
A nut with an inner ring made of a material with elastic properties to prevent it from slipping.
A second nut, screwed down onto another in order to prevent it slipping.
lockout
lockout
noun
(by extension) The exclusion of certain people from a place, event, situation, etc.
(computing) A situation where the system is not responding to input.
(labor) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
(weightlifting) An exercise meant to increase strength in the lockout portion of a lifting motion.
(weightlifting) The final portion of a weightlifting motion where all applicable limbs or joints are fully extended or "locked out".
A safety device designed to prevent touching a moving part when it is under operation.
The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
The restriction of a population to a certain area, but allowing free movement within that region, in order to prevent the spread of disease. Compare lockdown.
matlock
matlock
Proper noun
the county town of Derbyshire, England.
paltock
paltock
noun
(historical) A type of short doublet or tunic with sleeves, sometimes worn beneath armour.
piltock
potluck
potluck
noun
(by extension) Whatever is available in a particular situation.
(dated) A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is available.
(obsolete) The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.
(originally Canada, US) A shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought (sometimes without prior arrangement); a potlatch; also, a dish of food brought to such a meal.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a potluck, where each participant brings a meal to be shared by all.