loid

English

Etymology

Short for celluloid.

Noun

loid (plural loids)

1. A lock-picking tool made from a piece of celluloid.

Verb

loid (third-person singular simple present loids, present participle loiding, simple past and past participle loided)

1. (transitive) To force (a lock) by slipping a credit card or similar thin object between the door and the frame.
   • 1983, Ronald L. Cruit, Intruder in your home, page 42:

     A deadbolt can't be loided because it doesn't have a curved, self-latching bolt.

   • 2012, Lawrence Fennelly, Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, page 346:

     The loiding of windows is accomplished by inserting a thin stiff object between the meeting rails or stiles to move the latch to the open position, or by inserting a thin stiff wire through openings between the stile or rail and the frame […]

Anagrams

• Lodi, OLDI, diol, idol, lido, olid