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[ noun ] the hole where a key is inserted

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

I told him what Liston had said and he said Liston was a double-crosser and said anything he ( Liston ) got was through a keyhole .

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

It was the end of the afternoon when he took the huge key out of his pocket and inserted it into the keyhole .

Related terms

hole lock

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