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Quotation dates: 1685-1700+
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(Pas-,) Pass-lock, n. [Cf. Pas-key. Only Sc.] One of a set of locks so made that all can be operated by the same key or keys. —1685 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries LVIII. 368 (see Pas-key). 1686 Archaeologia Scotica I. 180.
[To be added to the locksmith's essay] a pass lock with two brass drawers, the lock polished1728 Archaeologia Scotica I. 181.
A pass lock with a round filled bridge not cut or broke in the backside, with nobs and jamb bound
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