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pass⋅key

[pas-kee, pahs-]
–noun, plural -keys.
1. master key.
2. skeleton key.
3. a private key.
4. a latchkey.

Origin:
1810–20; pass + key 1

skeleton key

–noun
a key with nearly the whole substance of the bit filed away so that it may open various locks.
Also called passkey.


Origin:
1800–10
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