housekey

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Etymology

From house +‎ key.

Noun

housekey (plural housekeys)

  1. A key to a house
    • 2003, Michael Brodsky, Detour, →ISBN, page 113:
      The effort I exerted on behalf of the housekey had to be paradigmatic.
    • 1987, State v. Origer, Iowa Court of Appeals, 418 N.W.2d 368, 372:
      There was no housekey on Robb Johnson's body when it was found
    • 1991, Jon D. Krahulik, Lock v. State, Indiana Supreme Court, 567 N.E.2d 1155, 1159:
      Lock contends that this evidence was purposefully used by the prosecutor to prove that Lock possessed the housekey which Milano testified she gave to him for entry into Blanton's house.

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