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Skeleton key   /skˈɛlətən ki/   Listen
Skeleton key

noun
1.
A passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks.





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"Skeleton key" Quotes from Famous Books



... we'll effect an entrance," he declared, and produced a curious-looking skeleton key. "This ...
— Strawberry Acres • Grace S. Richmond


Words linked to "Skeleton key" :   master, master key, passe-partout, passkey


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