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burglarproof

[ bur-gler-proof ]

adjective

  1. safeguarded or secure against burglary.

verb (used with object)

  1. to make burglarproof:

    to burglarproof one's home.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of burglarproof1

First recorded in 1855–60; burglar + -proof

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Example Sentences

His city house is of the spick and span order, and he evinces a great interest in burglarproof devices.

I never knew until then that a duck was built like a watch—that his works were inclosed in a burglarproof case.

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