picklock

[ pik-lok ]

/ ˈpɪkˌlɒk /

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noun

a person who picks a lock, especially a burglar.

a thief.

an instrument for picking a lock; lockpick.

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Origin of picklock

First recorded in 1545–55; pick¹ + lock¹

Words nearby picklock

picking, pickings, pickle, pickled, pickleworm, picklock, pickpocket, pickproof, pickthank, pickup, pickup arm

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Example sentences from the Web for picklock

Urgent letters on the subject have just been despatched to his friend Picklock, and to the officer in command at Aden.
French and Oriental Love in a Harem|Mario Uchard
Picklock Holes has disappeared, but so have a great many other people.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 December 30, 1893|Various
Oddly enough the picklock to the captives' minds had been produced by the dolphins.
Key Out of Time|Andre Alice Norton
The picklock on the bedroom floor remained the one last useless trace of the Dream-Woman.
The Queen of Hearts|Wilkie Collins

Any common blacksmith, with a picklock in his possession, laughed at the combined skill of the two houses of parliament.
Practical Education, Volume I|Maria Edgeworth

British Dictionary definitions for picklock

picklock

/ (ˈpɪkˌlɒk) /

noun

a person who picks locks, esp one who gains unlawful access to premises by this means

an instrument for picking locks

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

picklock

noun

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