spring lockn.

Brit.

/ˈsprɪŋ lɒk/, U.S.

/ˈsprɪŋ ˌlɑk/

Forms: see spring n.¹ and lock n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, lock n.²

Etymology: < spring n.¹ + lock n.²

1. A type of lock used on a door, gate, etc., having a spring-loaded bolt that locks automatically and requires a key to open it from the outside. Cf. deadlock n. 4.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > spring-lock

spring lock1366

feather-lock1478

1366–7 Acct. Exchequer King's Remembrancer (P.R.O.: E 101/493/12) m. 2 Pro vna Springloc.

1485 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 29 Also ther be xxx spryng lockes & keyes.

1596 Vlysses vpon Aiax sig. D8 It must be ordered..that hys Aiax haue a doore with a spring locke.

1602 T. Dekker Blurt Master-Constable sig. C4 Al the hindges, the spring-lockes and the ring, are worne to peeces.

1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ii. 21 Chamber-door Locks, called Spring-Locks.

1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 103 The Gate..having a Spring Lock fastened it self.

1766 Faithful Fugitives ii. 21 She went back to fetch it, pulling the Gate after her, which fastened on the Inside with a Spring-Lock.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. xvi. 345 He had fled to this place of concealment, forgetting the key of the spring-lock.

1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xxxi. §6197 Spring lock for front doors.

1909 Bull. Pennsylvania Museum 7 25 The chest closes with a spring lock.

1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon viii. 169 ‘Ah! Is that a spring lock?’ ‘No; mortice lock. He didn't believe in them Yale things.’

2011 P. Laufer Calexico Introd. p. xxi If you live in a metropolis, there are probably several different types of locks on your door: a spring lock, a couple of deadbolts, and a chain.

2. A lock typically used for a secret compartment in a desk or other piece of furniture, consisting of a spring mechanism which opens when a button or catch is pressed.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > spring-lock > which opens on pressing a spring

spring locka1821

a1821 J. Keats Cap & Bells lvii, in R. M. Milnes Life, Lett. & Lit. Remains Keats (1848) II. 238 He..Touch'd a spring-lock, and there in wool or snow,..lay an old And legend-leaved book.

1851 H. T. Tuckerman Poems 93 The spring-lock of a secret drawer was touched.

1909 Amer. Exporter Jan. 188/1 (advt.) Letter file drawer with index. Private compartment with spring lock.

1947 E. R. Roberts Roger Lodger i. 22 He leaned on the concealed spring lock which opened the panel to the bar and said, ‘Gentlemen, what'll it be?’

2015 J. K. Cleland Ornaments of Death 108 I turned back to the tallboy and began pushing on things, seeking out another spring lock.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	spring lock
释义	spring lockn. Brit. /ˈsprɪŋ lɒk/, U.S. /ˈsprɪŋ ˌlɑk/ Forms: see spring n.¹ and lock n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, lock n.² Etymology: < spring n.¹ + lock n.² 1. A type of lock used on a door, gate, etc., having a spring-loaded bolt that locks automatically and requires a key to open it from the outside. Cf. deadlock n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > spring-lock spring lock1366 feather-lock1478 1366–7 Acct. Exchequer King's Remembrancer (P.R.O.: E 101/493/12) m. 2 Pro vna Springloc. 1485 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 29 Also ther be xxx spryng lockes & keyes. 1596 Vlysses vpon Aiax sig. D8 It must be ordered..that hys Aiax haue a doore with a spring locke. 1602 T. Dekker Blurt Master-Constable sig. C4 Al the hindges, the spring-lockes and the ring, are worne to peeces. 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ii. 21 Chamber-door Locks, called Spring-Locks. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 103 The Gate..having a Spring Lock fastened it self. 1766 Faithful Fugitives ii. 21 She went back to fetch it, pulling the Gate after her, which fastened on the Inside with a Spring-Lock. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. xvi. 345 He had fled to this place of concealment, forgetting the key of the spring-lock. 1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xxxi. §6197 Spring lock for front doors. 1909 Bull. Pennsylvania Museum 7 25 The chest closes with a spring lock. 1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon viii. 169 ‘Ah! Is that a spring lock?’ ‘No; mortice lock. He didn't believe in them Yale things.’ 2011 P. Laufer Calexico Introd. p. xxi If you live in a metropolis, there are probably several different types of locks on your door: a spring lock, a couple of deadbolts, and a chain. 2. A lock typically used for a secret compartment in a desk or other piece of furniture, consisting of a spring mechanism which opens when a button or catch is pressed. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > spring-lock > which opens on pressing a spring spring locka1821 a1821 J. Keats Cap & Bells lvii, in R. M. Milnes Life, Lett. & Lit. Remains Keats (1848) II. 238 He..Touch'd a spring-lock, and there in wool or snow,..lay an old And legend-leaved book. 1851 H. T. Tuckerman Poems 93 The spring-lock of a secret drawer was touched. 1909 Amer. Exporter Jan. 188/1 (advt.) Letter file drawer with index. Private compartment with spring lock. 1947 E. R. Roberts Roger Lodger i. 22 He leaned on the concealed spring lock which opened the panel to the bar and said, ‘Gentlemen, what'll it be?’ 2015 J. K. Cleland Ornaments of Death 108 I turned back to the tallboy and began pushing on things, seeking out another spring lock. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1366
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