| 单词 | puzzle lock |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspuzzle lock puzzle lock n. a lock incorporating some sort of puzzle mechanism, esp. a combination lock. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > combination lock > type of letter lock?a1650 puzzle lock1838 wheel-lock1875 autodial1932 1838 Times 10 Dec. 3/4 As to Robert Levett,..a puzzle lock was found on him. 1845 P. Barlow Manuf. in Encycl. Metrop. VIII. 316/2 The puzzle or combination lock. 1882 Sir E. Beckett in Encycl. Brit. XIV. 746 Locks which could only be opened by setting a number of rings or disks to a particular combination of letters..were also called puzzle-locks. 1943 Helena (Montana) Independent 1 Sept. 6/3 The smith also made an occasional puzzle lock, the kind that the French made popular in the fifties. 2000 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (Nexis) 26 Nov. (Home Front section) f13 The..doors..are closed with a wooden puzzle lock. < as lemmas |
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