lockkeeper

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noun
Definitions
  • The person assigned to look after a canal or river lock, operating it and organizing its maintenance.

Etymology

Compound from English lock (tuf of hair, tuft length of hair, curl, tuft of hair) + English keeper.

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keeper

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