different between manlock vs marlock

manlock

English

Etymology

man +? lock

Noun

manlock (plural manlocks)

  1. (construction) An airlock through which workers pass into a chamber of compressed air, especially used in mines.

Anagrams

  • Lockman, lockman

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marlock

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?m??.l?k/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?m??.l?k/

Etymology 1

Noun

marlock (plural marlocks)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete)
    1. A prank; a practical joke.
    2. A frolic.
    3. A playful gesture.
    4. A flirtatious glance.

Etymology 2

From Nyunga marlok.

Noun

marlock (plural marlocks)

  1. (Australia) Any of various small eucalypts of southwest Australia.

Anagrams

  • armlock, lockram

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