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Webster 1913 Edition
deadlock
dead′lockˊ
,Noun.
1.
A lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to throw the bolt forward.
2.
A counteraction of things, which produces an entire stoppage; a complete obstruction of action.
Things are at a
deadlock
. London Times.
The Board is much more likely to be at a
deadlock
of two to two. The Century.