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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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A place where persons under arrest are temporarily locked up; a watchhouse.
v. t.
To link together; to clasp closely; as, to lock arms.
n.
One who, or that which, locks.
v. t.
To furnish with locks; also, to raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
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An artificer whose occupation is to make or mend locks.
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A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.
v. i.
To become fast, as by means of a lock or by interlacing; as, the door locks close.
v. t.
To prevent ingress or access to, or exit from, by fastening the lock or locks of; -- often with up; as, to lock or lock up, a house, jail, room, trunk. etc.
n.
A waste weir for a canal, discharging into a lock chamber.
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Materials for locks in a canal, or the works forming a lock or locks.
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Amount of elevation and descent made by the locks of a canal.
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A little case for holding a miniature or lock of hair, usually suspended from a necklace or watch chain.
obs. p. p.
of Lock.
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Destitute of a lock.
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A drawer, cupboard, compartment, or chest, esp. one in a ship, that may be closed with a lock.
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Toll paid for passing the locks of a canal.
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Having locks or tufts.
n.
See Lockjaw.
v. t.
To fasten in or out, or to make secure by means of, or as with, locks; to confine, or to shut in or out -- often with up; as, to lock one's self in a room; to lock up the prisoners; to lock up one's silver; to lock intruders out of the house; to lock money into a vault; to lock a child in one's arms; to lock a secret in one's breast.
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