| Ward (ward) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Ward |
| [AS. weard, fem., guard,
weard, masc., keeper, guard; akin to OS. ward a watcher,
warden, G. wart, OHG. wart, Icel. vörðr a
warden, a watch, Goth. -wards in daúraward |
The act of guarding;
watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. See
the Note under Watch, n., 1.
One who, or that which, is guarded.
A projecting ridge of metal
in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any key which has not a
corresponding notch for passing it.
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| Ward (ward) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Ward |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Warded] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Warding.] [OE. wardien, AS. weardian to keep, protect]
akin to OS. ward(?)n to watch, take care, OFries. wardia,
OHG. |
To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly,
in a specific sense, to guard during the day time.
To defend; to protect.
To defend by walls, fortifications, etc.
To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as
anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by
off.
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To be
vigilant; to keep guard.
To act on the defensive with a weapon.
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