Chubb

n. a patent lock invented by Chubb a locksmith in London—much used for safes &c.—Also Chubb′-lock.

校对:朗达

• Chubb lock to the door. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Chubb, in 1835, patented a process of rendering wooden safes burglar proof by lining them with steel, or case-hardened iron plate. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• No, sir, it is a Chubb's key. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Chubb and Hobbs of England made important improvements in tumbler locks, which for a long time were regarded as unpickable. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.

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