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by Major Look at yerself on October 11th, 2007

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What does the word "blacklock" mean?

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  • by Brian I on October 11th, 2007

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    When I was a child that was what we called big black beetles. That's the only time I've ever heard the word.

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  • by singwell-is off researching a lot on October 11th, 2007

    singwell-is off researching a lot

    It's a surname. According to ancestry.com, here is the origin:
    Blacklock
    Northern English: nickname for someone with dark hair, Middle English blakelok, from Old English blæc ‘black’, ‘dark’ + locc ‘lock (of hair)’. Although blake might mean either ‘dark’ or ‘fair’ (see Blake), the meaning ‘dark hair’ is the most probable since this name contrasts with Whitlock.

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