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a lock having a spring bolt moved by a knob or knobs, and a dead bolt moved by a key.[1805-15]
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knob lock — noun : a door lock with a spring bolt operated by a knob and a dead bolt operated by a key * * * a lock having a spring bolt moved by a knob or knobs, and a dead bolt moved by a key. [1805 15] … Useful english dictionary
Knob — Knob, n. [A modification of knop. Cf. {Nob}.] 1. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone. [1913 Webster] 2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knob latch — Knob Knob, n. [A modification of knop. Cf. {Nob}.] 1. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone. [1913 Webster] 2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lock — lock1 lockless, adj. /lok/, n. 1. a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc. 2. a contrivance… … Universalium
knob screw — n. a screw used to fasten a slip on knob to a mortise lock spindle, or a set screw which maintains the position of a knob on a threaded mortise lock spindle … Locksmith dictionary
knob washer — n. a spacer used to shim the clearance between a slip on mortise lock knob and the trim … Locksmith dictionary
dead|lock — «DEHD LOK», noun, verb. –n. 1. a condition or situation in which activity between two opposing sides stops because they are equally strong and neither one will give in; complete standstill: »Employers and strikers had reached a deadlock in their… … Useful english dictionary
button knob — n. the knob in a key in knob lock that includes a push or turn button … Locksmith dictionary
hotel lock — noun : a knob lock that can be operated by a master key … Useful english dictionary
Blue Knob (Pennsylvania) — Geobox|Summit name = Blue Knob native name = other name = other name1 = topo maker = USGS topo range = Allegheny Mountains parent = Allegheny Front category = image caption = Blue Knob Mountain. etymology type = etymology = country = United… … Wikipedia
