burglarproof

[ bur-gler-proof ]

adjective

1. safeguarded or secure against burglary.

verb (used with object)

1. to make burglarproof:

   to burglarproof one's home.

Word History and Origins

Origin of burglarproof¹

First recorded in 1855–60; burglar + -proof

Example Sentences

I never knew until then that a duck was built like a watch—that his works were inclosed in a burglarproof case.

From Project Gutenberg