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mortise lock

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mortise lock (noun)

mortise lock noun

or British mortice lock

plural mortise locks

mortise lock

noun

or British mortice lock

plural mortise locks

Britannica Dictionary definition of MORTISE LOCK

[count] chiefly British

: dead bolt

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