| 单词 | right-hand lock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasright-hand lock right-hand lock n. a lock that turns the bolt to the right. ΚΠ 1837 London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. 9 45 The other pin..is not to be riveted..in order to admit of the bolt being shifted to suit a right or left hand lock, as occasion may require. 1856 G. Price Treat. Fire & Thief-proof Deposit. xxi. 902 If the bolt comes out to the left it is a left-hand lock; if to the right it is a right-hand lock. This is the locksmiths' rule. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1340/2 The right-hand and left-hand locks are for doors to swing to the right or to the left. 2005 B. Phillips Compl. Bk. Locks & Locksmithing (ed. 6) xix. 432 A left-hand lock requires a left-hand strike; a right-hand lock requires a right-hand strike. < as lemmas |
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