"snake rake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snake rakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} snake rake (plural snake rakes)
  1. A lock-picking tool in the form of a thin, flat length of metal with a wavy section at one end, designed to jostle the pins of a low-quality lock into a position allowing it to be unlocked.

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