rough lock
nounDefinition of rough lock
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a chain or rope fastened around the runner of a sled to retard its movement downhill
2
: a chain tied around the rim of a rear wheel of a wagon and fastened to the wagon reach so that the skidding wheel will retard the movement of the wagon downhill
rough-lock
transitive verbDefinition of rough-lock (Entry 2 of 2)
: to fasten a rough lock on
rough-locking the wagon wheels, to keep the wagon from pushing the mules when we went down— J. H. Stuart
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