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Brewer's: Lock, Stock, and Barrel
The whole of anything. The lock, stock, and barrel of a gun is the complete instrument.
“The property of the Church of England, lock, stock, and barrel, is claimed by the Liberationists.” —Newspaper paragraph; 1885.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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