Meanings
nounlock-up (countable and uncountable, plural lock-ups)
plural lock-ups
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of lockup.
At the top of George Street the Bear Inn, once the court house, has detached 17th-century columns supporting the upper floor. Close by is the old lock-up, dated 1824.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 68
Origin
Deverbal from lock up.
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