pad ‧ lock /ˈpædlɒk $ -lɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: pad (of unknown origin) + lock ]
a lock that you can put on a gate, door, bicycle etc:
He undid the padlock and eased back the lid.
—padlock verb [transitive]
pad ‧ lock /ˈpædlɒk $ -lɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: pad (of unknown origin) + lock ]
a lock that you can put on a gate, door, bicycle etc:
He undid the padlock and eased back the lid.
—padlock verb [transitive]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012