snake rake

noun

A lock-picking tool in the form of a thin, flat length of metal with a wavy section at one end, designed to jostle the pins of a low-quality lock into a position allowing it to be unlocked.

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Meanings

nounsnake rake (plural snake rakes)

plural snake rakes

  1. A lock-picking tool in the form of a thin, flat length of metal with a wavy section at one end, designed to jostle the pins of a low-quality lock into a position allowing it to be unlocked.
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APA

snake rake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20rake

MLA

“snake rake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20rake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snake rake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20rake.

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