ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Locken

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /lɒkən/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Locken is a verb meaning (Scotland, Northern England or obsolete) past participle of lock.

Meaning

(Scotland, Northern England or obsolete) past participle of lock.

More Meanings

  1. (Scotland, Northern England) Locked.
  2. (Scotland, Northern England) Webbed (of hands or toes).
  3. (Scotland, Northern England) Stingy, tight-fisted.
  4. (Scotland, Northern England) Knit (of brows), also close-set, contracted.

Example Sentences

locken fingers
The locken hands do not give much.
She stood there stock-still, her brows locken.
A leering eye and locken brows, / And large Mongolian mouth and nose.

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