Lock-up

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of lockup. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "At the top of George Street the Bear Inn, once the court house, has detached 17th-century columns supporting the upper floor. Close by is the old lock-up, dated 1824."

Example

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"At the top of George Street the Bear Inn, once the court house, has detached 17th-century columns supporting the upper floor. Close by is the old lock-up, dated 1824."

Etymology

Deverbal from lock up.

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