inlock

verb, noun — 6 senses

inlock

verb

Etymology From in- + lock.

1

To lock in.

2

To enclose.

inlock

noun

Etymology From in- + lock.

1

A locking in.

  • The lower jaw slides forward on account of the inlock of these upper teeth.1898, The Western dental journal
2

That which is locked in.

3

An inner or interior lock.

4

Law Northern England, UK, Dialectal 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.

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