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Word entry · 7 letters

padlock

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"Heavy door fastener"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈpæ̞dˌlɒk/Part of speech verb, nounSorted acdklopStarts with PEnds with K1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. fasten with a padlock

Word origin

From earlier pad lock (19th c.); Middle English padlock, padlokke, from pad-, of unknown origin, + lok (“lock”). Perhaps originally a lock for a pad (“gate”), or a gate opening to a path, or a lock for a basket or pannier, from UK dialect pad (“a pannier”).

Used in a sentence

  • Janitors padlock the gates.

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