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Definition of Picklock
1. n. An instrument for picking locks.
Definition of Picklock
1. Noun. A device designed to pick locks. ¹
2. Noun. One who picks locks; a thief. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Picklock
1. a tool for opening locks [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Picklock
Literary usage of Picklock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technological Dictionary: English-Spanish and Spanish-English of Words and by Néstor Ponce de León (1920)
"cheek of the head. mud lighter. ganzúa (Ism.) crotchet, by-key, picklock, book.
false key. dub, betty. gañán, laborer, labourer, plough boy. plough peg ..."
2. Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration: And Decided by the Judges of England by Stephen Charles Denison, Robert Rouiere Pearce (1852)
"But on the Parliament roll it is well known there were no stops, and I think that
the proper way to read the section is — any picklock, key, crow, &.c. ..."
3. The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer by Richard Burn (1820)
"Any person apprehended, having upon him any picklock kni, $c.~\ Rex v. ... 88.
for having upon him many picklock keys, two crows, and other implements, ..."
4. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett (1816)
"Theo you must observe Mr. Tryon's door was shot ; it was not broke open by a
crow : Therefore you may conclude that it it very probable they had a picklock ..."
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