Definition of lock

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Lock (n.) A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock..

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Tackle :: Tackle (n.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used..
Belocked :: Belocked (imp. & p. p.) of Beloc.
Pointing :: Pointing (n.) The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model..
Flow :: Flow (v. i.) To hang loose and waving; as, a flowing mantle; flowing locks..
Landlocked :: Landlocked (a.) Confined to a fresh-water lake by reason of waterfalls or dams; -- said of fishes that would naturally seek the sea, after spawning; as, the landlocked salmon..
Racktail :: Racktail (n.) An arm attached to a swinging notched arc or rack, to let off the striking mechanism of a repeating clock..
Frizzle :: Frizzle (n.) A curl; a lock of hair crisped.
Dowel :: Dowel (n.) A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position..
Blockhead :: Blockhead (n.) A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.
Lurdan :: Lurdan (n.) A blockhead.
Key :: Key (n.) A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their relative position; a cotter; a forelock..
Electro-chronograph :: Electro-chronograph (n.) An instrument for obtaining an accurate record of the time at which any observed phenomenon occurs, or of its duration. It has an electro-magnetic register connected with a clock. See Chronograph..
Hillock :: Hillock (n.) A small hill.
Bull''s-eye :: Bull's-eye (n.) A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for connecting rigging..
Locket :: Locket (n.) A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.
Warp :: Warp (v. i.) To fly with a bending or waving motion; to turn and wave, like a flock of birds or insects..
Scotch :: Scotch (v. t.) To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping..
Bushhammer :: Bushhammer (v. t.) To dress with bushhammer; as, to bushhammer a block of granite..
Glib :: Glib (n.) A thick lock of hair, hanging over the eyes..
Lockram :: Lockram (n.) A kind of linen cloth anciently used in England, originally imported from Brittany..
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