mortise lock

noun

A lock that requires a mortise (a pocket or inset) to be cut into the edge of the door or piece of furniture into which the lock is to be fitted.

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Meanings

nounmortise lock (plural mortise locks)

plural mortise locks · alternative mortice lock

  1. A lock that requires a mortise (a pocket or inset) to be cut into the edge of the door or piece of furniture into which the lock is to be fitted.

    No wonder they broke in, sir: Fake alarm system, single mortise lock on the door, windows that don't close properly...

    2000 February 5, Douglas Watkinson et al., “Beyond the Grave”, in Midsomer Murders
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APA

mortise lock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortise%20lock

MLA

“mortise lock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortise%20lock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mortise lock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortise%20lock.

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