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    Patwa headword

    Dreadlocks

    /DRED-lahks/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Hair style"
    Definition
    Matted coils of hair, grown naturally, central to the Rastafari faith.
    Example
    "Him washing him dreadlocks."
    Origin
    Cultural.

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