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   padlock

   /ˈpadlɒk/

   noun

   • 1. a detachable lock hanging by a pivoted hook on the object fastened: "a padlock on the garden gate"

   verb

   • 1. secure with a padlock: "his father had padlocked the gate"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from pad- (of unknown origin) + the noun lock1.

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • D

     2

   • L

     1

   • O

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

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