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Yale lock in British English (jeɪl) noun trademark a type of cylinder lock using a flat serrated key Word origin C19: after L Yale (1821–68), US inventor Examples of 'Yale lock' in a sentenceYale lock Looked as though the break-in had been a plastic card job - that was the only door in the building with a Yale lock.Desmond stepped backward, out of the room, and closed the door, pulling the latch bar down, clicking shut the open Yale lock. |