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locken¹

  • /lɒkən/ UK
  • /lɒkn̩/ UK

verb lucken

  1. participle, past past participle of lock

adjective more locken · most locken · lucken

  1. Locked.
  2. Webbed (of hands or toes). locken fingers
  3. Stingy, tight-fisted. The locken hands do not give much.
  4. Knit (of brows), also close-set, contracted. She stood there stock-still, her brows locken.

Locken²

Where it comes from

Probably an Americanized spelling of Norwegian Løkken or German Löcken.

proper noun Lockens

  1. A surname.

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"locken." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/locken. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

locken. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/locken

Chicago

"locken." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/locken.

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@misc{locken_2026,
  title = {locken},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/locken},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}