ENLOCK

Etymology

Verb

enlock (third-person singular simple present enlocks, present participle enlocking, simple past and past participle enlocked)

(transitive, archaic) To lock up.

(transitive, archaic) To enclose.

Anagrams

• Conkle, locken

Source: Wiktionary


En*lock", v. t.

Definition: To lock; to inclose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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