lock rail

American  

noun

1. the rail of a door that meets the shutting stile at the level of the lock.

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Etymology

Origin of lock rail

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

The panel arrangement consisted of three pairs of nearly square panels above the lock rail and one pair twice as high below.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank

Top and frieze rails are alike and about the same width as the muntin, but the bottom rail is somewhat broader and the lock rail the broadest of the four.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank