pick-lock

Sir, conversation is the key: wine is a pick-lock, which forces open the box and injures it.

The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. 2004

With a pick-lock key he opened all the drawers, and even the writing-desk, in which he is said to have discovered written evidence that, though the

Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete Various

Vernon, thus protected from intrusion, entered the room, and by the aid of a pick-lock soon succeeded in obtaining possession of all poor

Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue Warren T. Ashton

The key of liberty or interest is a new key, lately forged by some new locksmiths in Separation-shop, to be a pick-lock of the power of church officers, and to open the door for popular government; no ordinance of Christ, but a mere human invention,

The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London

If liberty here be not power, then it is none of Christ's keys, but a new forged pick-lock.

The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London

With a pick-lock key he opened all the drawers, and even the writing-desk, in which he is said to have discovered written evidence that, though the

Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various

Marry, sir, he hath offended the law: and, sir, we take him to be a thief too, sir; for we have found upon him, sir, a strange pick-lock, which we have sent to the deputy.

Act III. Scene II. Measure for Measure 1914

And then Jimmie Dale laid Meighan's revolver down on the floor of the room, and locked the door on the outside with a pick-lock, and went down the stairs.

The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale 1909

'Nay, Sir, conversation is the key: wine is a pick-lock, which forces open the box and injures it.

Life of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887

It is only using a father's love as a pick-lock instead of an iron tool.

The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr 1875