Definition of "picklock" []

• A person who picks locks, especially a thief. (noun)
• An instrument for picking a lock. (noun)

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• "It appears to be a kind of picklock, an open sesame,"
• "It appears to be a kind of picklock, an open sesame, Tanner -- Tawno! the one is but a modification of the other; they were originally identical, and have still much the same signification."
• "She tied her bonnet on as he headed for the door, his picklock in hand."