Belock

Pronunciation varies by accent · verb

Meaning

(archaic, transitive) To lock up or lock in place; hold tight; fasten..

Example Sentences

This is the hand, which, with a vow'd contract, was fast belocked in thine.

The brawny mariner belocks the line / Within his horny palm, and to the rude / Timeing of a tuneless lay, the frolic sail / Quickly upclews, and wraps it to the yard.

After this manner he reached an eminence called the Allanowr in the vicinity of Strone, and here he observed two figures, reclining in listless langour on the moss; on advancing a little farther he recognised the features of his chieftain's son, his hands belocked in those of a female who was soothing him "as his drooped head sank gradually low!"

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• belocks
• belocking
• belocked

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