springlock
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of springlock
Example Sentences
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As Madame de Carigliano pressed the secret springlock of the door she stopped, looking at Augustine with an inimitable gleam of shrewdness and grace.
From At the Sign of the Cat & Racket by Balzac, Honoré de
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