1) Alfalfa had one 2) Exclusively Anglo word 3) Exclusively Saxon word 4) Hair 5) Tonsorial problem 6) Unruly curl 7) Unruly patch of hair 8) Word of purely Anglo origin 9) Word with Anglo-Saxon origins 1) Lock 
A cowlick is a section of hair that stands straight up or lies at an angle that odds with the style in which the rest of an individual`s hair is worn. Cowlicks appear when the growth direction of the hair forms a spiral pattern. The term `cowlick` originates from the domestic bovine`s habit of licking its young, which results in a swirling pat...
• (n.) A tuft of hair turned up or awry (usually over the forehead), as if licked by a cow.
Cow'lick` noun A tuft of hair turned up or awry (usually over the forehead), as if licked by a cow. 
[n] - a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat
noun a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat
a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair.