pull one's forelock en · VERB
Meanings
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Synonym of tug one's forelock.
And the common people pull their forelock harder and squirm lower the higher the rent a man pays per quarter for his house.
1913, Henry Lawson, “Triangles of Life”, in Triangles of Life and Other Stories:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pulls one's forelock | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pulling one's forelock | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pulled one's forelock | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pulled one's forelock | Tense=Past | lexicographic |