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Locker

[lok-er]

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noun

a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, especially one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.

Nautical. a chest or compartment in which to stow things.

a refrigerated compartment, as in a locker plant, that may be rented for storing frozen foods.

a person or thing that locks.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English loker. See lock¹, -er¹

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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World English Dictionary

locker (ˈlɒkə)

—n
1.	a. a small compartment or drawer that may be locked, as one of several in a gymnasium, etc, for clothes and valuables
	b. (as modifier): a locker room
2.	a person or thing that locks
3.	(US), (Canadian) a refrigerated compartment for keeping frozen foods, esp one rented in an establishment

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Word Origin & History

locker

mid-15c., from M.E. lokken (see lock (1)).

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American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

locker

see Davy Jones's locker.