DEADLOCK

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to throw the bolt forward.

2.
n.

A counteraction of things, which produces an entire stoppage; a complete obstruction of action. Things are at a deadlock. London Times. The Board is much more likely to be at a deadlock of two to two. The Century.


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