dreadlock

SayDRED-lokUS/ˈdɹɛdˌlɑk/UK/ˈdɹɛdlɒk/

Pluraldreadlocks

Verbdreadlocks, dreadlocking, dreadlocked

2 meanings of dreadlock

1
nouncountable
One single piece of hair in a head of dreadlocks.
One dreadlock had a small silver bead tied to the end.
She tucked a loose dreadlock behind her ear.
Similarlock, dread
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2
verbtransitive
To make hair into dreadlocks.
She wants to dreadlock her hair this summer.
He dreadlocked his own hair with a comb and some wax.
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Origin

It comes from the word dreadlocks.