skeleton key
Noun
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Noun
skeleton key (plural skeleton keys)
- A very simple design of key that usually has a cylindrical shaft (sometimes called a "shank") and a single, minimal flat, rectangular tooth or "bit".
- A key that has parts filed away so that it will open a range of locks.
- A master key.
- French: passe-partout
- Italian: passe-partout
- Portuguese: chave-mestra
- Russian: ключ от всех двере́й
- Spanish: llave maestra
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