Definition of Keihole
Key"hole` (?), n. 1.
A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a
key.
2. (a) (Carp.) A hole
or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the
key which fastens them. (b) (Mach.)
a mortise for a key or cotter.
Keyhole limpet (Zoöl.), a marine
gastropod of the genus Fissurella and allied genera. See
Fissurella. -- Keyhole saw, a
narrow, slender saw, used in cutting keyholes, etc., as in doors; a
kind of compass saw or fret saw. -- Keyhole
urchin (Zoöl.), any one of numerous
clypeastroid sea urchins, of the genera Melitta,
Rotula, and Encope; -- so called because they have one
or more perforations resembling keyholes.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The hole in a lock where the key is inserted and turns
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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