Chubb
[tʃʌb]
Definition
n. a patent lock invented by Chubb a locksmith in London—much used for safes &c.—Also Chubb′-lock.
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Examples
- Chubb lock to the door. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Chubb, in 1835, patented a process of rendering wooden safes burglar proof by lining them with steel, or case-hardened iron plate. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- No, sir, it is a Chubb's key. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Chubb and Hobbs of England made important improvements in tumbler locks, which for a long time were regarded as unpickable. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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