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spring-lock
[f. spring n.1 25 a.]
1. A common form of lock in which a spring presses the bolt outwards, thus rendering it self-locking except when secured by a catch.
1485Rec. St. Mary at Hill (1905) 29 Also ther be xxx spryng lockes & keyes. 1602Middleton Blurt, Master-Constable ii. ii, All the hinges, the spring-locks, and the ring, are worn to pieces. 1677Moxon Mech. Exerc. 21 Chamber-door Locks, called Spring-Locks. 1722De Foe Plague (1884) 117 The Gate..having a Spring Lock fastened it self. 1821Scott Kenilw. xli, He had fled to this place of concealment, forgetting the key of the spring-lock. 1862Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 6197, Spring lock for front doors.
2. A lock which opens on pressing a spring.
1820Keats Cap & Bells lvii, He..Touch'd a spring-lock, and there in wool, or snow,..lay an old And legend-leaved book. |