PADLOCK


Meaning of PADLOCK in English

/pad"lok'/ , n.

1. a portable or detachable lock with a pivoted or sliding shackle that can be passed through a link, ring, staple, or the like.

v.t.

2. to fasten with or as with a padlock.

[ 1425-75; late ME padlok. See POD 3 , LOCK 1 ]

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