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LEVER TUMBLER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lever tumbler mean?
• LEVER TUMBLER (noun)
The noun LEVER TUMBLER has 1 sense:
1. a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock
Familiarity information: LEVER TUMBLER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A flat metal tumbler in a lever lock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
lever; lever tumbler
Hypernyms ("lever tumbler" is a kind of...):
tumbler (a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown)
Holonyms ("lever tumbler" is a part of...):
lever lock (a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move)
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