loid

plural loids

1. A tool made from a piece of celluloid, used for bypassing locks.

present singular third person loids · participle present loiding · participle past loided · past loided

1. transitiveTo force (a door) open by slipping a credit card or similar thin object between the door and the frame.

   A deadbolt can't be loided because it doesn't have a curved, self-latching bolt.

   1983, Ronald L. Cruit, Intruder in your home, page 42

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   The loiding of windows is accomplished by inserting a thin stiff object between the meeting rails or stiles to move the latch to the open position, or by inserting a thin stiff wire through openings between the stile or rail and the frame […]

   2012, Lawrence Fennelly, Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, page 346