lockworkn.

Brit.

/ˈlɒkwəːk/, U.S.

/ˈlɑkˌwərk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lock n.², work n.

Etymology: < lock n.² + work n.

†a. The manufacturing or construction of locks for doors, containers, etc. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making tools, equipment, or fastenings > [noun] > lock-making

lockwork1686

lock-making1697

locksmithery1798

locksmithing1823

1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ix. 376 So curious are they [sc. blacksmiths] in Lockwork (indeed beyond all preference).

1747 tr. J. B. Le Blanc Lett. Eng. & French Nations I. viii. 49 In all lock-work, which is so rudely performed in our country, I equally admire the patience and industry of the English workmen.

b. The mechanism or workings of a lock (lock n.² 1a); locks collectively.

ΚΠ

1770 W. Guthrie New Geogr. Gram. 7 The Danes..import broad-cloths, clocks, cabinets, lock-work, and all other manufactures carried on in the great trading towns of England.

1884 J. C. Brown Forests & Forestry Northern Russ. i. ix. 80 Iron chest, with lid, and intricate lock-work.

1896 J. S. Gardner Ironwork II. iii. 80 The Low Countries, and especially Louvain, were more particularly famous..for lockwork and domestic door furniture.

1912 Sat. Evening Post 14 Sept. 11/2 The truckman swung at the lockwork... The lock was shattered and the door fell open.

2011 S. Hunter Soft Target (2012) 279 You have to blow away the lockwork..then you kick in the door.

c. The firing mechanism of a gun. Cf. lock n.² 5.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun]

lockwork1781

1781 1st Rep. Comm. Secrecy Causes War in Carnatic 263/2 Lock work for muskets... Hammers... cock pins... Pans... Tumblers [etc.]

1848 Niles' Reg. 8 Nov. 293/1 The lock work is forged in dies.

1879 J. W. Long Amer. Wild-fowl Shooting 335 (advt.) All the parts of the lock-work are exceedingly strong and durable, especially the tumbler and scears.

1916 Waterloo (Iowa) Evening Courier 18 Feb. 12/3 The Colts ‧38 Army Special is simply the old Colts D.A. improved, the improvements consisting of better lock work..and a change in the chambering.

1969 Field & Stream July 102 The SO (for side lock)..guns feature the Beretta 5-piece lockwork, with all moving parts hardened and chrome plated.

2004 Sporting Gun Mar. (Start Shooting! Suppl.) 15/1 The lockwork on a gun comprises a trigger that releases the hammer (tumbler) which in turn hits a firing pin to strike the cartridge primer.

d. In plural. A factory for the manufacture of locks.

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society > occupation and work > workplace > place where specific things are made > [noun] > others

coal pitOE

wireworks1598

alum works1617

copperas-worka1661

saltpetre house1683

nailery1802

railworks1863

lockworks1864

sulphur-work1870

tack-mill1884

pitch-boilery1885

rubber plant1886

soot house1957

1864 Glasgow Herald 5 Apr. (advt.) Liver Safe and Lock Works, Bolton.

1886 Brit. Trade Jrnl. Mar. 150/1 Messrs. Chubb have decided to reopen their extensive lockworks.

1907 Deb. House of Commons (Canada) 5 Mar. 4201 The Belleville concern employs over 200 men in the lockworks.

2009 Walsall Advertiser (Nexis) 8 Oct. 1 The new Morrison's store, which is being built on the former Yale lockworks in Willenhall.

a. A series of locks on a canal or river; locks collectively.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > body of water > channel of water > [noun] > navigable waterway > canal > lock or chamber > series of locks

lockwork1780

flight1861

staircase lock1908

1780 R. Erskine Diss. Rivers & Tides (new ed.) (title page) The putting a Stop to the intended Lockwork between Staines and London.

1888 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 25 May 764/1 In 1758, the Calder and Hebble Act was obtained and carried out, locks being used, but the flood of 1767 destroyed them, proving that Mr. Smeaton's ‘lockwork’ was not strong enough.

2013 R. Shill Wyrley & Essington Canal through Time i. 11 The lock work comprised five at Sneyd and another flight of five locks were needed to raise the canal up to the upper-summit level.

†b. The construction of a lock or locks on a canal or river; a lock along with its mechanisms. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > body of water > channel of water > [noun] > navigable waterway > canal > constructing canals > constructing locks

locking1766

lockwork1816

lockage1830

1816 S. Breck Diary 19 Oct. in Pennsylvania Mag. Hist. & Biogr. (1978) 102 486 Crossed the wire bridge, and viewed the great canal & lockwork now going on.

1858 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 1857–8 17 389 The construction of the gates was entirely independent of the lock-work.

1901 19th Cent. Oct. 550 One finds here..bridge works, lock-works.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lockwork
释义	lockworkn. Brit. /ˈlɒkwəːk/, U.S. /ˈlɑkˌwərk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lock n.², work n. Etymology: < lock n.² + work n. 1. †a. The manufacturing or construction of locks for doors, containers, etc. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making tools, equipment, or fastenings > [noun] > lock-making lockwork1686 lock-making1697 locksmithery1798 locksmithing1823 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ix. 376 So curious are they [sc. blacksmiths] in Lockwork (indeed beyond all preference). 1747 tr. J. B. Le Blanc Lett. Eng. & French Nations I. viii. 49 In all lock-work, which is so rudely performed in our country, I equally admire the patience and industry of the English workmen. b. The mechanism or workings of a lock (lock n.² 1a); locks collectively. ΚΠ 1770 W. Guthrie New Geogr. Gram. 7 The Danes..import broad-cloths, clocks, cabinets, lock-work, and all other manufactures carried on in the great trading towns of England. 1884 J. C. Brown Forests & Forestry Northern Russ. i. ix. 80 Iron chest, with lid, and intricate lock-work. 1896 J. S. Gardner Ironwork II. iii. 80 The Low Countries, and especially Louvain, were more particularly famous..for lockwork and domestic door furniture. 1912 Sat. Evening Post 14 Sept. 11/2 The truckman swung at the lockwork... The lock was shattered and the door fell open. 2011 S. Hunter Soft Target (2012) 279 You have to blow away the lockwork..then you kick in the door. c. The firing mechanism of a gun. Cf. lock n.² 5. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] lockwork1781 1781 1st Rep. Comm. Secrecy Causes War in Carnatic 263/2 Lock work for muskets... Hammers... cock pins... Pans... Tumblers [etc.] 1848 Niles' Reg. 8 Nov. 293/1 The lock work is forged in dies. 1879 J. W. Long Amer. Wild-fowl Shooting 335 (advt.) All the parts of the lock-work are exceedingly strong and durable, especially the tumbler and scears. 1916 Waterloo (Iowa) Evening Courier 18 Feb. 12/3 The Colts ‧38 Army Special is simply the old Colts D.A. improved, the improvements consisting of better lock work..and a change in the chambering. 1969 Field & Stream July 102 The SO (for side lock)..guns feature the Beretta 5-piece lockwork, with all moving parts hardened and chrome plated. 2004 Sporting Gun Mar. (Start Shooting! Suppl.) 15/1 The lockwork on a gun comprises a trigger that releases the hammer (tumbler) which in turn hits a firing pin to strike the cartridge primer. d. In plural. A factory for the manufacture of locks. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > place where specific things are made > [noun] > others coal pitOE wireworks1598 alum works1617 copperas-worka1661 saltpetre house1683 nailery1802 railworks1863 lockworks1864 sulphur-work1870 tack-mill1884 pitch-boilery1885 rubber plant1886 soot house1957 1864 Glasgow Herald 5 Apr. (advt.) Liver Safe and Lock Works, Bolton. 1886 Brit. Trade Jrnl. Mar. 150/1 Messrs. Chubb have decided to reopen their extensive lockworks. 1907 Deb. House of Commons (Canada) 5 Mar. 4201 The Belleville concern employs over 200 men in the lockworks. 2009 Walsall Advertiser (Nexis) 8 Oct. 1 The new Morrison's store, which is being built on the former Yale lockworks in Willenhall. 2. a. A series of locks on a canal or river; locks collectively. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > channel of water > [noun] > navigable waterway > canal > lock or chamber > series of locks lockwork1780 flight1861 staircase lock1908 1780 R. Erskine Diss. Rivers & Tides (new ed.) (title page) The putting a Stop to the intended Lockwork between Staines and London. 1888 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 25 May 764/1 In 1758, the Calder and Hebble Act was obtained and carried out, locks being used, but the flood of 1767 destroyed them, proving that Mr. Smeaton's ‘lockwork’ was not strong enough. 2013 R. Shill Wyrley & Essington Canal through Time i. 11 The lock work comprised five at Sneyd and another flight of five locks were needed to raise the canal up to the upper-summit level. †b. The construction of a lock or locks on a canal or river; a lock along with its mechanisms. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > channel of water > [noun] > navigable waterway > canal > constructing canals > constructing locks locking1766 lockwork1816 lockage1830 1816 S. Breck Diary 19 Oct. in Pennsylvania Mag. Hist. & Biogr. (1978) 102 486 Crossed the wire bridge, and viewed the great canal & lockwork now going on. 1858 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 1857–8 17 389 The construction of the gates was entirely independent of the lock-work. 1901 19th Cent. Oct. 550 One finds here..bridge works, lock-works. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1686
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