LOCK'ER, noun A close place, as a drawer or an apartment in a ship, that may be closed with a lock.
A shot-locker is a strong frame of plank near the pump-well in the hold, where shot are deposited.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.