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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pad-lok |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpædˌlɒk |
Definition of padlocking
Origin :- "removable lock," late 15c., from lokke (see lock (n.)), but the first element is of unknown origin.
- As in secure : verb attach, tie up
- After dinner I was approaching insanity over the folly of the men who were padlocking my trunks.
- Extract from : « A Journal from Japan » by Marie Carmichael Stopes
- To shut people out is like padlocking the orchards on Sunday, and stopping the machinery that makes the apples grow.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair » by Charles McCellan Stevens (AKA 'Quondam')
- Bart was, therefore, in high spirits as he left the express office, padlocking the door securely.
- Extract from : « Bart Stirling's Road to Success » by Allen Chapman
- A gateman crossed the tracks from the in-station, padlocking the gates carefully after him.
- Extract from : « The Debtor » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
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