noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A locking in.

   "The lower jaw slides forward on account of the inlock of these upper teeth."

2. 2
   That which is locked in.
3. 3
   An inner or interior lock.
4. 4
   Any corner or part of a common field plowed up and sowed with oats, etc. and sometimes fenced in with a dry hedge while the lave of the field lies fallow and common. Northern-England, UK, dialectal

Verb

1. 1
   To lock in. transitive
2. 2
   To enclose. transitive

Example

More examples

"The lower jaw slides forward on account of the inlock of these upper teeth."

Etymology

From in- + lock.

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