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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Sear :: Sear (n.) The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or half cocked.
Noonday :: Noonday (n.) Midday; twelve o'clock in the day; noon.
Mulier :: Mulier (n.) Lawful issue born in wedlock, in distinction from an elder brother born of the same parents before their marriage; a lawful son..
Wedded :: Wedded (a.) Joined in wedlock; married.
Saddle :: Saddle (n.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar..
Scamillus :: Scamillus (n.) A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without moldings, and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal..
Raphany :: Raphany (n.) A convulsive disease, attended with ravenous hunger, not uncommon in Sweden and Germany. It was so called because supposed to be caused by eating corn with which seeds of jointed charlock (Raphanus raphanistrum) had been mixed, but the condition is now known to be a form of ergotism..
Jolthead :: Jolthead (n.) A dunce; a blockhead.
Cicutoxin :: Cicutoxin (n.) The active principle of the water hemlock (Cicuta) extracted as a poisonous gummy substance.
Ten-o''clock :: Ten-o'clock (n.) A plant, the star-of-Bethlehem. See under Star..
Hackery :: Hackery (n.) A cart with wooden wheels, drawn by bullocks..
Half-wit :: Half-wit (n.) A foolish; a dolt; a blockhead; a dunce.
Stockjobber :: Stockish (a.) Like a stock; stupid; blockish.
Carillon :: Carillon (n.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys..
Wenlock Group :: Wenlock group () The middle subdivision of the Upper Silurian in Great Britain; -- so named from the typical locality in Shropshire.
Clock :: Clock (n.) The striking of a clock.
Glib :: Glib (n.) A thick lock of hair, hanging over the eyes..
Team :: Team (n.) A flock of wild ducks.
Balance Wheel :: Balance wheel () A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a balance..
Dovetail :: Dovetail (n.) A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one..
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