Definition of lock

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Lock (n.) The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream or canal.

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Strickle :: Stricken (v. t.) Whole; entire; -- said of the hour as marked by the striking of a clock.
Oarlock :: Oarlock (n.) The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See Rowlock..
Flock :: Flock (n.) Woolen or cotton refuse (sing. / pl.), old rags, etc., reduced to a degree of fineness by machinery, and used for stuffing unpholstered furniture..
Fasten :: Fasten (a.) To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window..
Exact :: Exact (a.) Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts..
Flocking :: Flocking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Floc.
Couple :: Couple (v.) To join in wedlock; to marry.
Musket :: Musket (n.) A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle..
Broach :: Broach (n.) To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool..
Dag-tailed :: Dag-tailed (a.) Daggle-tailed; having the tail clogged with daglocks.
Cowbane :: Cowbane (n.) A poisonous umbelliferous plant; in England, the Cicuta virosa; in the United States, the Cicuta maculata and the Archemora rigida. See Water hemlock..
Key :: Key (n.) A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their relative position; a cotter; a forelock..
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..
Underhead :: Underhead (n.) A blockhead, or stupid person; a dunderhead..
Lock :: Lock (v. t.) To link together; to clasp closely; as, to lock arms..
Havelock :: Havelock (n.) A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke..
Interfolded :: Interfolded (p. a.) Intertwined; interlocked; clasped together.
Notching :: Notching (n.) A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions..
Chain Stitch :: Chain stitch () A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work; the loop stitch, as distinguished from the lock stitch. See Stitch..
Daff :: Daff (n.) A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull..
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