lockwork
/ˈlɒkwəːk/noun
1The mechanism or workings of a lock; locks collectively.
2The firing mechanism of a gun.
3In plural A factory for the manufacture of locks.
4A series of locks on a canal or river; locks collectively.
Origin
Late 17th century (in an earlier sense). From lock + work.
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