spring lock
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Then he whirled and strode toward his office door, but the spring lock had snapped, queering his exit.
From Time Magazine Archive
They should agree to meet somewhere, probably next spring, lock the doors, and not go home until they have signed a document, however long it may take.
From Time Magazine Archive
As she followed the "brother" in charge of the regulation tour for strangers, she kept wondering about the tall, handsome monk who had used a pass key on the spring lock of the oaken door.
From The Higher Court by Mary Stewart Daggett
Then he saw that it was a spring lock, and that, with grim, characteristic humour, Uncle Ebeneezer had placed the key inside the box.
From At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern by Myrtle Reed
"Oh, Haleema, and we're fastened in with a spring lock."
From Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls by Helen Leah Reed
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