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Yale

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Yale/jeɪl/

▶noun trademark a type of lock with a latch bolt and a flat key with a serrated edge.

– origin C19: named after the American locksmith Linus Yale Jr.

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