Definition of lock

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Lock (n.) That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc..

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Muffle :: Muffle (v. t.) A pulley block containing several sheaves.
Dor :: Dor (n.) A large European scaraboid beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the June bug. Called also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug, dorrfly, and buzzard clock..
Denote :: Denote (v. t.) To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock denote the hour..
Observation :: Observation (n.) Specifically, the act of measuring, with suitable instruments, some magnitude, as the time of an occultation, with a clock; the right ascension of a star, with a transit instrument and clock; the sun's altitude, or the distance of the moon from a star, with a sextant; the temperature, with a thermometer, etc..
Clock :: Clock (n.) A machine for measuring time, indicating the hour and other divisions by means of hands moving on a dial plate. Its works are moved by a weight or a spring, and it is often so constructed as to tell the hour by the stroke of a hammer on a bell. It is not adapted, like the watch, to be carried on the person..
Gulf :: Gulf (n.) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially land-locked sea; as, the Gulf of Mexico..
Horologiography :: Horologiography (n.) The art of constructing clocks or dials; horography.
Illegitimate :: Illegitimate (a.) Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an illegitimate child..
Chipping :: Chipping (n.) The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape..
Belay :: Belay (v. t.) To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.
Pinus :: Pinus (n.) A large genus of evergreen coniferous trees, mostly found in the northern hemisphere. The genus formerly included the firs, spruces, larches, and hemlocks, but is now limited to those trees which have the primary leaves of the branchlets reduced to mere scales, and the secondary ones (pine needles) acicular, and usually in fascicles of two to seven. See Pine..
Dullhead :: Dullhead (n.) A blockhead; a dolt.
Dolt :: Dolt (n.) A heavy, stupid fellow; a blockhead; a numskull; an ignoramus; a dunce; a dullard..
Firstling :: Firstling (n.) The first produce or offspring; -- said of animals, especially domestic animals; as, the firstlings of his flock..
Rule :: Rule (a.) Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise at six o'clock..
Blockading :: Blockading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blockad.
Blocked :: Blocked (imp. & p. p.) of Bloc.
Slocken :: Slocken (v. t.) To quench; to allay; to slake. See Slake.
Turn-out :: Turn-out (n.) The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike; -- opposed to lockout..
Hemlock :: Hemlock (n.) The wood or timber of the hemlock tree.
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