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91Lock Springs, MO — U.S. village in Missouri Population (2000): 69 Housing Units (2000): 31 Land area (2000): 0.122236 sq. miles (0.316591 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.122236 sq. miles (0.316591 sq. km) FIPS… …
92lock-jaw — also lockjaw, 1786, earlier locked jaw (1765), popular name for trismus, also applied to tetanus, from LOCK (Cf. lock) (v.) + JAW (Cf. jaw) …
93lock-keeper — lock keepers N COUNT A lock keeper is a person whose job is to be in charge of and maintain a lock or group of locks on a canal …
94lock gate — noun A gate for opening or closing a lock in a canal, river, or dock entrance • • • Main Entry: ↑lock …
95lock horns (with) — phrase to become involved in something such as a fight or competition with someone Two of Rugby League’s top teams will lock horns with each other tomorrow. Thesaurus: to take part in a competition or gamesynonym to arguehyponym to defeat someone …
96lock|et — «LOK iht», noun. a small, ornamental case of gold or silver, for holding a picture of someone or a lock of hair. It is usually worn around the neck on a chain. A locket often has a hinged cover. ╂[< Old French locquet latch (diminutive) <… …
97lock on/onto — [phrasal verb] lock on/onto (something) : to use electronic methods to find (a target) The pilot locked onto the ship and fired a missile. The missile locked on the target. • • • Main Entry: ↑lock …
98Lock — (l[o^]k), n. [AS. locc; akin to D. lok, G. locke, OHG. loc, Icel. lokkr, and perh. to Gr. ? to bend, twist.] A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair. [1913 Webster] These gray… …
99Lock hospital — Lock hos pi*tal . A hospital for the treatment of venereal diseases. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] …
100Lock step — 1. A mode of marching by a body of men going one after another as closely as possible, in which the leg of each moves at the same time with the corresponding leg of the person before him. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: (fig.) The slavish copying of on …
