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Is there a relationship between door locks being called dead bolts and door nails as in dead as a door nail?
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∙ 14y ago
No. A dead-bolt is a particular kind of door-locking mechanism that may be opened only from one side of the door. "Dead as a doornail" is an alliterative phrase presumedly coined by Shakespeare.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
The term "deadbolt" for a door lock comes from the idea that the bolt does not move on its own, hence "dead." On the other hand, the phrase "dead as a doornail" referring to being completely lifeless or devoid of activity comes from the historical practice of securing doors with large-headed nails that were hammered in and then "dead" as they couldn't be reused. The two terms are not directly related in origin.
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