chiefly Scottish & Irish
■ noun a lock, latch, or fastening for a door or window.
↘a small catch on a lock which holds the bolt in or out.
■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed ) fasten or lock.
Origin
C19: perh. from Low Ger. ~be 'beak-like point'.
chiefly Scottish & Irish
■ noun a lock, latch, or fastening for a door or window.
↘a small catch on a lock which holds the bolt in or out.
■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed ) fasten or lock.
Origin
C19: perh. from Low Ger. ~be 'beak-like point'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004