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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Trip :: Trip (n.) A herd or flock, as of sheep, goats, etc..
Tackle :: Tackle (n.) Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block..
Limbat :: Limbat (n.) A cooling periodical wind in the Isle of Cyprus, blowing from the northwest from eight o'clock, A. M., to the middle of the day or later..
Locking :: Locking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Loc.
Dullhead :: Dullhead (n.) A blockhead; a dolt.
Lizard :: Lizard (n.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends.
Plump :: Plump (n.) A knot; a cluster; a group; a crowd; a flock; as, a plump of trees, fowls, or spears..
Tick :: Tick (n.) A quick, audible beat, as of a clock..
Strap :: Strap (n.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
Last :: Last (v. i.) A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed..
Clog :: Clog (v.) A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or an animal to hinder motion..
Lob :: Lob (n.) The European pollock.
Flock :: Flock (n.) A Christian church or congregation; considered in their relation to the pastor, or minister in charge..
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To hit; to collide; to dush; to clash; as, a hammer strikes against the bell of a clock..
Lockram :: Lockram (n.) A kind of linen cloth anciently used in England, originally imported from Brittany..
Metronome :: Metronome (n.) An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to measure time in music..
Bumkin :: Bumkin (n.) A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called brace bumpkin. (c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen..
Obstruent :: Obstruent (a.) Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine..
Crowfoot :: Crowfoot (n.) A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by..
Fish-tackle :: Fish-tackle (n.) A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block.
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