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Picklock   Listen
noun
Picklock  n.  
1.
An instrument for picking locks.
2.
One who picks locks; a thief. "A picklock of secrets."





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"Picklock" Quotes from Famous Books



... is derived from the crochet (hook) which they use in lifting or carrying heavy weights. Another and more common meaning of the word is 'picklock,' or 'housebreaker,' from crocheter. Crochet must have given crochetier. It is probably due to paronymy that crocheteur and not crochetier has come to be used for ...
— A Selection from the Comedies of Marivaux • Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux
... for one that looks as big as the best; 'Tis pity to leave him alone, for he is as good as the rest; No picklock of the laws, he builds among the daws, If you ha' any more kings to murder, for a President look no further. Sing hi ho, John Bradshaw, in blood none further engages; The Devil from whom he had's law, will shortly pay him his wages. Sing hi ...
— Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684 • Charles Mackay
... and came to a great forest, and there he fell in with a band of robbers who had a design to steal the King's treasure. When they saw the little tailor, they thought, "A little fellow like that can creep through a key-hole and serve as picklock to us." "Hollo," cried one of them, "thou giant Goliath, wilt thou go to the treasure-chamber with us? Thou canst slip thyself in and throw out the money." Thumbling reflected a while, and at length he said, "yes," ...
— Household Tales by Brothers Grimm • Grimm Brothers


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