Lockpick (tool)
A lock pick is a tool for non-violent opening of certain locks .
designation
In the 14th century were duplicate keys (also co , anal , thief key jokingly referred to as male name), such as Peterchen , Klaus or Kläuschen . It is assumed that with Dietrich the echo of "thief", with Peterchen the thought of Peter with the heavenly key played a role. The word has been used in German since the 15th century.
nature
The classic lock pick is a simple locking tool and is used to unlock tumbler locks and crew locks .
See also
Web links
Wiktionary: Dietrich - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
References and footnotes
- ^ Paragraph based on Friedrich Kluge : Etymological Dictionary of the German Language , 24th edition, 2002.