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frame lock

frame lock noun: a type of lock for a folding knife or other tool, distinct from the liner lock by the spring portion of the liner being replaced by an integral component of the handle.

Noun

frame lock (plural frame locks)

  1. A type of lock for a folding knife or other tool, distinct from the liner lock by the spring portion of the liner being replaced by an integral component of the handle.
  2. (metonymically) A knife or other tool with such a lock.
  3. A lock that is permanently attached to the frame of a bicycle.

Forms of frame lock

pluralframe locks
alternative formframelock
alternative formframe-lock

Questions about frame lock

What does frame lock mean?
Frame lock means a type of lock for a folding knife or other tool, distinct from the liner lock by the spring portion of the liner being replaced by an integral component of the handle.
What part of speech is frame lock?
Frame lock is a noun.
What is the plural of frame lock?
The plural of frame lock is frame locks.

Words near frame lock in the dictionary

  1. frame harp
  2. frame harps
  3. frame house
  4. frame houses
  5. frame in
  6. frame lock
  7. frame locks
  8. frame number
  9. frame of mind
  10. frame of reference
  11. frame one

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