# mortise lock

> A mortise lock (also spelled mortice lock in British English) is a lock that requires a pocket—the mortise—to be cut into the edge of the door or piece of furniture into which the lock is to be fitted.

**Wikidata**: [Q921483](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q921483)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortise_lock)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mortise-lock


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