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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A set of hardware for shutting or locking a door.

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Examples

  • Five people found themselves on the wrong side of a door equipped with a faulty Stanley lockset and one reported becoming entrapped inside.

    Locks that won’t unlock recalled by Stanley Security 2011

  • Wielding it like a hammer, she struck the lockset.

    Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

  • She kicked just below the lockset, severing the hollow interior door from the frame and sending it twirling from its upper hinge.

    Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

  • She kicked just below the lockset, severing the hollow interior door from the frame and sending it twirling from its upper hinge.

    Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

  • Her armored foot finally rattled the lockset loose.

    Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

  • Her armored foot finally rattled the lockset loose.

    Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

  • She kicked just below the lockset, severing the hollow interior door from the frame and sending it twirling from its upper hinge.

    Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

  • Wielding it like a hammer, she struck the lockset.

    Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

  • She front-kicked the door as hard as she could, aiming high for the lockset, the weakest point in the door.

    Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

  • She front-kicked the door as hard as she could, aiming high for the lockset, the weakest point in the door.

    Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

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  • A complete door lock system comprised of the lock mechanism together with knobs, keys, plates, strikes and other accessories.

    January 9, 2018