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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A lock having a metallic case, intended to be affixed to the outside of a door, etc., instead of being inserted within it. See
mortise-lock .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
lock andplate fixed to thesurface of adoor rather thanmorticed within the door.
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