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Yale (yāl)

a key-operated, pin-tumbler cylinder lock

Etymology: after Linus Yale (1821-68), U.S. locksmith

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Yale (yāl)

Yale, Elihu 1649-1721; Eng. merchant, born in America: prominent early benefactor of Yale College

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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