frame lock

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frame lock (plural frame locks)

  1. A type of lock for a folding knife or other tool, distinct from the liner lock by the spring portion of the liner being replaced by an integral component of the handle.
  2. (metonymic) A knife or other tool with such a lock.
  3. (cycling) A lock that is permanently attached to the frame of a bicycle.
    Hyponym: wheel lock

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