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Definition of Doorlock
1. Noun. A lock on an exterior door.
Generic synonyms: Lock
Specialized synonyms: Night Latch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doorlock
Literary usage of Doorlock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1889)
"... as the possible confidant of Uncle Ben, he answered the curious inquiries of
the children as to the broken doorlock with the remark that it was a matter ..."
2. Trial of John H. Surratt in the Criminal Court for the District of Columbia by John Harrison Surratt, George Purnell Fisher (1867)
"... Olin states what he saw: Q. What did you find in reference to the condition
of the staple on the door that held the doorlock? ..."
3. Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: A Catalogue of the Writings, Both Manuscript and by George Clement Boase, William Prideaux Courtney (1882)
"... Henry John d 1869 journalist 117 doorlock, improved 1344 Dormer, Jane Treffry
d 1864 m rev. EJ Wilcocks 738, 1316 Dormer, Susanna Ann Treffry Ъ 1784 p. ..."
4. A Compendium of Molesworth's Marathi and English Dictionary by Baba Padmanji, James Thomas Molesworth (1863)
"Short and stubby — a person. &(Щ See i^t^tn . (A) A padlock. 2 A doorlock.
f Ш A buttock. . (A) Strength. Perverse disputing ; caviling, v. чк:, 4¡T, i. ..."
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