Meanings
plural housekeys · alternative house · alternative key
- A key to a house
There was no housekey on Robb Johnson's body when it was found
1987, State v. Origer, Iowa Court of Appeals, 418 N.W.2d 368, 3722 more examples
The effort I exerted on behalf of the housekey had to be paradigmatic.
2003, Michael Brodsky, Detour, →ISBN, page 113Lock contends that this evidence was purposefully used by the prosecutor to prove that Lock possessed the housekey which Milano testified she gave to him for entry into Blanton's house.
1991, Jon D. Krahulik, Lock v. State, Indiana Supreme Court, 567 N.E.2d 1155, 1159
Origin
Translations
Danish husnøgle
- husnøglekey to a house
German Hausschlüssel
- Hausschlüsselkey to a house
Hungarian házkulcs
- házkulcskey to a house
Irish eochair tí
- eochair tíkey to a house
Korean 집열쇠
- 집열쇠 (jibyeolsoe)key to a house
Norwegian Bokmål husnøkkel
- husnøkkelkey to a house
Swedish husnyckel
- husnyckelkey to a house
Cite this entry
housekey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/housekey
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