lock
noun
a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
well-locked
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a word derived from
lock.
Example Sentences
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A country child of Towsley’s age would have been puzzled how to escape from the well-locked and bolted mansion; but the keen-witted gamin of the city’s streets had little difficulty.
From Divided Skates by Evelyn Raymond
