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Each of the ridges projecting from the inside plate of a lock, serving to prevent the passage of any key the bit of which is not provided with…
The principal ward of a door lock, fastened to the main-plate.
the ward of a lock nearest the pin; also, the ward of a key nearest the pin or barrel.
a ward of a lock having the shape of the letter L.
One of the wards of a lock, which are rotated by the key. technical.
The main ward of a lock or key.