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noun
1.
a portable or detachable lock with a pivoted or sliding shackle that can be passed through a link, ring, staple, or the like.
verb (used with object)
2.
to fasten with or as with a padlock.
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Word Origin & History
padlock
"removable lock," 1479, from lokke (see lock), but the first element is a complete mystery. The verb is attested from 1645.
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