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Picklock

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Picklock
Picklock Pick"lock`, n. 1. An instrument for picking locks. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. One who picks locks; a thief. ``A picklock of secrets.'' --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

  
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