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Skeleton key
/skˈɛlətən
ki/
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Skeleton key
noun
1.
A passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks.
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SCREW. A
skeleton key
used by housebreakers to open a lock. To stand on the screw signifies that a door is not
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— 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue • Captain Grose et al.
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