| 单词 | lockmaker |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslockmaker a. attributive and objective, with the sense ‘of or relating to a device used for fastening and securing’ (see sense 1), as lock bolt, lockmaker, lock-making, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of locks locksmithc1200 lockyer1221 lockmaker1613 society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making tools, equipment, or fastenings > [noun] > lock-making lockwork1686 lock-making1697 locksmithery1798 locksmithing1823 1613 T. Lodge tr. Seneca Epist. lvi, in tr. Seneca Wks. (1614) 252 Amongst those that make a noise, but distract not my spirit, I place..the lock-maker [L. serrarium] my neighbour. 1697 Coll. Improvem. Husbandry & Trade 19 Nov. Last week I told you a great deal of the curiosity of lock-making at Wolverhampton. 1755 Short Narr. Election Borough of Leicester in Faction Unmask'd 34 One of the Mob..took hold of the Lock Bolt, and endeavoured to draw it back. 1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 111/2 It is still possible for a mechanic of equal skill with the lock-maker to open it without the key. 1859 U.S. Patent Office, Ann. Rep. 1858 I. 537 The levers or arms.., designed to force back the catch-bolt P and lock-bolt N. 1899 Hardware Dealers' Mag. Apr. 508/2 A cylinder with key fully inserted, showing operation of cam..which actuates the lock mechanism. 1992 M. Baren How it all Began 122/1 An American lockmaker named Hobbs announced that he could pick any of the English-made locks. 2005 C. E. Morgan in M. J. Maynes et al. Secret Gardens, Satanic Mills v. 86 Girls were employed in lock making, screw making, and other kinds of smiths' work. 2011 D. Pendleton Grave Mercy xii. 172 Two, three, four stomps..was more than enough to twist the door..and the lock bolt out of shape. < as lemmas |
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