SEAR


Meaning of SEAR in English

n.

Function: noun

Etymology: probably from Middle French serre grasp, from serrer to press, grasp, from Old French, from Late Latin serare to bolt, latch, from Latin sera bar for fastening a door

Date: 1596

: the catch that holds the hammer of a gun's lock at cock or half cock

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