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Meanings of padlock in English

Spanish
cadena
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Small, flat, rectangular tray, of gold, silver or silver gilt, with a box at one end, to hold personal cutlery, napkins and condiments.

        cadena

        Heraldic figure.

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              Usage of padlock in English
              1
              Nevertheless it took only twenty seconds for the padlock to spring open.
              White fire
              2
              There was a padlock knocking in the wind on the flimsy door.
              The Ordeal: A Mountain Romance of Tennessee
              3
              He reached around the end of the boarding and snapped the padlock.
              When Egypt Went Broke: A Novel
              4
              The ward turned easily, and the padlock came away in my hand.
              Lazarre
              5
              Already he had set the ax-blade between the padlock and the staple.
              Darkness and Dawn
              6
              The slave thought of the padlock-key, examined the pockets, and found it.
              Clotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States...
              7
              The key and padlock idea was rejected as a compromise with happiness.
              The Happy Foreigner
              8
              Removing the padlock, he let the hasp fall away from the staple.
              The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip / "Making Good" as Young Experts
              9
              The sledge fell upon the padlock and rebounded with almost equal force.
              A Fool and His Money
              10
              The padlock in itself was nothing, but it implied suspicion-possiblyentangling precautions.
              The Return of Blue Pete
              11
              He is the padlock of a chain that reaches round the house.
              The Master of Appleby / A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part w...
              12
              A key was being fitted into the padlock of the Waring boathouse.
              Every Man for Himself
              13
              Put them in there and lock them up with a big padlock.
              Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
              14
              The double doors were secured with a heavy chain and rusted padlock.
              Harvest Home
              15
              A padlock and thick chains denied them entrance, but not for long.
              The god machine
              16
              Magician or no, I would put heartier faith in a stout padlock.
              Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice
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              Translations for padlock
              Spanish
              cadena
              Padlock through the time
              Padlock across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Common