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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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skeleton key  
n.  A key with a large portion of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks. Also called passkey.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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