chain locker

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chain locker - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Locker \Lock"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, locks.
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     2. A drawer, cupboard, compartment, or chest, esp. one in a
        ship, that may be closed with a lock.
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     Chain locker (Naut.), a compartment in the hold of a
        vessel, for holding the chain cables.
  
     Davy Jones's locker, or Davy's locker. See Davy Jones.
        
  
     Shot locker, a compartment where shot are deposited.
        --Totten.
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