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ds, rarely to persons or (except in the plural) to cattle and other large animals; as, a flock of ravenous fowl. Milton. The heathen . . . came to Nicanor by flocks. 2 Macc. xiv. 14.

A lamb. [Obs.] Brome (1659).

In flocks; in crowds. [Obs.]

In a flock; in a body. [Obs.] That flockmel on a day they to him went. Chaucer.

Abounding with flocks; floccose.

The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.

e about half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of America. The common four- o'clock is M. Jalapa. Its flowers are white, yellow, and red, and open toward sunset, or earlier in cloudy weather; hence the name. It is also called marvel of Peru, and afternoon lady.

A false spur or gaff, fitted on the heel of a gamecock. Wright.

A spear or dart. [R. & Obs.]

An instrument, originally a series of bells on an iron rod, now a set of flat metal bars, diatonically tuned, giving a bell-like tone when played with a mallet; a carillon.

Same as Goldylocks.

A plant of several species of the genus Chrysocoma; -- so called from the tufts of yellow flowers which terminate the stems; also, the Ranunculus auricomus, a kind of buttercup.

The lock of a gun, for producing the discharge. See Lock.

A hold in which an arm of one contestant is held twisted and bent behind his back by his opponent.

Probably a corruption either of charlock or hardock. Drayton.

A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke.

An evergreen tree common in North America (Abies, or Tsuga, Canadensis); hemlock spruce. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. Longfellow.

A small hill. Shak.

A lock in which a close grip is obtained and a fall attempted by a heave over the hip.

A small black gibbon (Hylobates hoolock), found in the mountains of Assam.