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padlock

pad·lock

UK/ˈpæ̞dˌlɒk/ US/ˈpædˌlɑk/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut

verb

1.

fasten with a padlock

Origin

From earlier pad lock (19th c.); Middle English padlock, padlokke, from pad-, of unknown origin, + lok (“lock”). Perhaps originally a lock for a pad (“gate”), or a gate opening to a path, or a lock for a basket or pannier, from UK dialect pad (“a pannier”).

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