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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Greenfish :: Greenfish (n.) See Bluefish, and Pollock..
Bridle :: Bridle (n.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc..
Blockader :: Blockader (n.) One who blockades.
Dagswain :: Dagswain (n.) A coarse woolen fabric made of daglocks, or the refuse of wool..
Pick :: Pick (n.) That which would be picked or chosen first; the best; as, the pick of the flock..
Flockmel :: Flockmel (adv.) In a flock; in a body.
Block :: Block (v. t.) A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.
Bergamot :: Bergamot (n.) A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair; -- said to have been invented at Bergamo, Italy. Encyc. Brit..
Blockhouse :: Blockhouse (n.) A house of squared logs.
Warlockry :: Warlockry (n.) Impishness; magic.
Gablock :: Gablock (n.) A false spur or gaff, fitted on the heel of a gamecock..
Crosshead :: Crosshead (n.) A beam or bar across the head or end of a rod, etc., or a block attached to it and carrying a knuckle pin; as the solid crosspiece running between parallel slides, which receives motion from the piston of a steam engine and imparts it to the connecting rod, which is hinged to the crosshead..
Block :: Block (v. t.) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
Shackle :: Shackle (n.) The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple..
Berry :: Berry (n.) A mound; a hillock.
Locket :: Locket (n.) A little case for holding a miniature or lock of hair, usually suspended from a necklace or watch chain..
Bilbo :: Bilbo (n.) A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on board of ships..
Ticker :: Ticker (n.) One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc..
Rattlesnake :: Rattlesnake (n.) Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the South (C. adamanteus), are the best known. See Illust. of Fang..
Sill :: Sill (n.) A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.
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