loid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Short for celluloid.

Noun[edit]

loid (plural loids)

  1. A lock-picking tool made from a piece of celluloid.

Verb[edit]

loid (third-person singular simple present loids, present participle loiding, simple past and past participle loided)

  1. (transitive) To force (a lock) by slipping a credit card or similar thin object between the door and the frame. quotations ▼
    • , Ronald L. Cruit, (page 42)
    • , Lawrence Fennelly, (page 346)

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