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mortise lock

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mortise lock
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a lock set into a mortise in a door so that the mechanism of the lock is enclosed by the door
Translations
mortise lock
n(Ein)steckschloss nt
mortise lock nserratura incastrata


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