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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1618
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(Plat-,) Platt-lock, n. [Plat n.2 1.] = Plate-lok n. Also plat throuch lok, see Plat n.2 1 c. — 1618 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) II. 109.
For a platt lock to the dore
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