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Keys for warded locks have slots to bypass the wards that allow the key to freely rotate inside the lock.
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Dan Dubno, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2017
Dan Dubno, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2017
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14th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Warded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warded. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.
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