It Holds A Lock In Place Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • a pin for holding women's hair in place
	28%	10		River featuring Hazelford Lock and Holme Lock
	noun • a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
	26%	7		Part of a lock that holds water
	noun • a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc. • a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom • a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown • pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground

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