underlock

A lock of wool hanging under the belly of a sheep.

Noun

  1. A lock of wool hanging under the belly of a sheep.
    • No cloggings, lumps of dirt, or underlocks should be suffered to be rolled up with the fleece, as such a practice is unfair to the purchaser, and by act of parliament there is a heavy penalty attached to those who are...

Origin

From under- + lock.

Forms

underlocks