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mortise lock

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noun
a lock housed within a mortise in a door or the like, so that the lock mechanism is covered on both sides.
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Origin of mortise lock

First recorded in 1770–80

Words nearby mortise lock

Mortimer, mortise, mortise block, mortise chisel, mortise joint, mortise lock, mortling, mortmain, Morton, Morton Grove, mortsafe
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How to use mortise lock in a sentence

  • A mortise-lock is fitted in a similar way, but let into a mortise (see Mortising).

    Woodworking for Beginners|Charles Gardner Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for mortise lock

mortise lock
noun
a lock set into a mortise in a door so that the mechanism of the lock is enclosed by the door
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