Talk:jail lock

RFV discussion: July 2015–April 2016
I can find some mentions of jail lock as a name for which seems to have been a particular kind of lock, but I can't find enough uses to attest to the term in an idiomatic sense. The entry was taken from Webster 1913, as are the other lemmings' entries to be found at. DCDuring TALK 15:26, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm also having trouble finding out what it is that makes a Scandinavian lock a distinct thing, even at Google Images. DCDuring TALK 15:33, 28 July 2015 (UTC)


 * It is difficult to find quotes that clearly mean something other than a lock on a jail door, but I think I have found enough. I also added a picture. Kiwima (talk) 02:19, 1 February 2016 (UTC)


 * The 1887 and 1927 citations look good, and I suppose the 2009 citation is acceptable and makes this RFV-passed. The 2013 citation looks more like "Scandinavian Jail Lock". The 2007 citation is a bit mention-y. - -sche (discuss) 19:49, 17 April 2016 (UTC)