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Definition of padlock noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

padlock

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/ˈpædlɒk/
 
/ˈpædlɑːk/
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  1. 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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