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lockpick
[ lok-pik ]
noun
- a device such as a sharp instrument or wire that enables a person, especially a burglar, to open a lock without using a key:
He used a lockpick to open the door and stole the papers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lockpick1
First recorded in 1790–1800; lock 1( def ) + pick 1( def )
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Example Sentences
Look close, and see what you'll do with it, supposing you turn lockpick some day.'
From Project Gutenberg
He had managed to shove his best file and a lockpick into hiding there while Mikah was betraying him back in their room.
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