Meaning of Picklock | Babel Free
Definitions
- A device designed to pick locks.
- One who picks locks; a thief.
Equivalents
Examples
“Marry, sir, he hath offended the law; and, sir, we take him to be a thief too, sir, for we have found upon him, sir, a strange picklock, which we have sent to the deputy.”
“1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery a picklock of secrets”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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