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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   past participle of lock Northern-England, Scotland, form-of, obsolete, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Locked. Northern-England, Scotland
2. 2
   Webbed (of hands or toes). Northern-England, Scotland

   "locken fingers"

3. 3
   Stingy, tight-fisted. Northern-England, Scotland

   "The locken hands do not give much."

4. 4
   Knit (of brows), also close-set, contracted. Northern-England, Scotland

   "She stood there stock-still, her brows locken."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

engageinterlaceinterlocklock inaboideauabsolutely

Example

More examples

"The locken hands do not give much."

Etymology

Probably an Americanized spelling of Norwegian Løkken or German Löcken.

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