lock chestn.²

Brit.

/ˈlɒk tʃɛst/, U.S.

/ˈlɑk ˌtʃɛst/

Forms: see lock n.² and chest n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lock n.², chest n.¹

Etymology: < lock n.² + chest n.¹ With later use compare lockbox n. 2.

Somewhat rare.

A lockable box or chest.

ΚΠ

1552 Inventory Church Goods, East Riding, Yorks. in Reliquary (1872) 12 196 ij laten candelstecks ij towelles ij lokchests.

1871 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper 26 Aug. 399/1 l sartin believe he gwine marry me for lub and not for money; case he know I ain't got nuthin' but my lock-chest mammy gib me.

1893 Catal. Exhib. U.S. Navy Dept. World's Columbian Expos. 18 A lock chest covered with canvas and containing 1 axe, 1 hand saw, 1 hammer.

1973 G. R. Jones A. Stradivari & his Craft 50 He went to the little office..to check over once more the instruments in the lock-chest.

2001 R. W. White Shark River (2002) 222 I..pulled the fireproof lock chest from beneath my bed and opened it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lock chest
释义	lock chestn.² Brit. /ˈlɒk tʃɛst/, U.S. /ˈlɑk ˌtʃɛst/ Forms: see lock n.² and chest n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lock n.², chest n.¹ Etymology: < lock n.² + chest n.¹ With later use compare lockbox n. 2. Somewhat rare. A lockable box or chest. ΚΠ 1552 Inventory Church Goods, East Riding, Yorks. in Reliquary (1872) 12 196 ij laten candelstecks ij towelles ij lokchests. 1871 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper 26 Aug. 399/1 l sartin believe he gwine marry me for lub and not for money; case he know I ain't got nuthin' but my lock-chest mammy gib me. 1893 Catal. Exhib. U.S. Navy Dept. World's Columbian Expos. 18 A lock chest covered with canvas and containing 1 axe, 1 hand saw, 1 hammer. 1973 G. R. Jones A. Stradivari & his Craft 50 He went to the little office..to check over once more the instruments in the lock-chest. 2001 R. W. White Shark River (2002) 222 I..pulled the fireproof lock chest from beneath my bed and opened it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.²1552
随便看	near field near gale near go near hands near home near is my shirt but nearer is my skin near miss near money near monopoly near month near mother near north near of kin near on near one's heart near one's last legs near optimum near panic near parallel near perfection near present near run near savagery near seal near sight

lock chestn.2

lock chestn.²