Definition of locking

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Locking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Loc.

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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..
Locking :: Locking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Loc.
Blocking :: Blocking (n.) Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily..
Padlocking :: Padlocking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Padloc.
Blockage :: Blockage (n.) The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.
Obstruent :: Obstruent (a.) Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine..
Interlock :: Interlock (v. t.) To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening.
Blocking :: Blocking (n.) The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks..
Investment :: Investment (n.) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded..
Slocking :: Slocking () a. & n. from Slock.
Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking..
Open :: Open (a.) Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; -- used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter..
Notching :: Notching (n.) A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions..
Blocking Course :: Blocking course () The finishing course of a wall showing above a cornice.
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..
Flocking :: Flocking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Floc.
Fence :: Fence (n.) A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking..
Blocking :: Blocking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bloc.
Lock Stitch :: Lock stitch () A peculiar sort of stitch formed by the locking of two threads together, as in the work done by some sewing machines. See Stitch..
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