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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
padlock/ˈpadlɒk/

▶noun a detachable lock hanging by a pivoted hook on the object fastened. ▶verb secure with a padlock.

– origin C15: from pad- (of unknown origin) + lock1.

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