See Also: Yale(dictionary)
Yale(dictionary)
Yale University(encyclopedia)
Yale lock(dictionary)
Yale-New Haven Hospital(health)
YALE SECURITY INC. Credit Union(finance)
Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital(health)
YALE-NEW HAVEN HEALTHCARE Credit Union(finance)

Yale (iou)



Yale adjective & noun. M19.
[Linus Yale, Jr. (1821-68), US locksmith, the inventor.]
A. attrib. adjective. (Proprietary name designating) (a component of) a type of cylinder lock operated by means of a flat key with a specially serrated edge inserted so as to displace a number of pins by the correct distances. M19.
b. noun ellipt. A Yale lock or key. E20.