Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mortise-lock inserted vertically into the body of a box or chest.
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The process was to cut them from an old chest-lock with a pair of shears, and head them in a smith's vise.
Steam, Steel and Electricity James W. Steele
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