Usually means: Lock that mounts on surface.
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  1. rim lock: Merriam-Webster
  2. rim lock: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. rim lock: Wordnik
  4. rim lock: Wiktionary
  5. rim lock: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Rim lock, rim lock: Dictionary.com
  7. Rim lock: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. rim lock: FreeDictionary.org
  9. Rim lock: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (rim lock)

▸ noun:  A lock and plate fixed to the surface of a door rather than morticed within the door.

Similar:
underplate, lockplate, sidelock, padlock, frame lock, strike plate, stocklock, doorlatch, clasp lock, selvage, more...

Opposite:
hub lock, center lock, axle lock

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Similar:
underplate, lockplate, sidelock, padlock, frame lock, strike plate, stocklock, doorlatch, clasp lock, selvage, more...

Opposite:
hub lock, center lock, axle lock



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