padlock
noun/ˈpædlɒk/
/ˈpædlɑːk/
- a type of lock that is used to fasten two things together or to fasten one thing to another. Padlocks are used with chains on gates, etc.Word Originlate 15th cent.: from pad- (of unknown origin) + the noun lock.
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