@YARNLADY I went with the definition listed in the dictionary.
“A style of dressing the hair high over the forehead, either by drawing long hair over a roll, or by brushing short hair back so that it stands erect; also, the hair dressed in this style.” -from Merriam-Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, 1960 ed.
A spit curl is “sometimes plastered down on the forehead, temple, or cheek.” -from Merriam-Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, 11th. ed.
(Lots of Pomade required for all listed here.)
I will agree with @ibstubro for forlock (spelled “forelock” in dictionary.) Thanks @ibstubro ! GA!