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lockshield

noun

Etymology

From lock + shield.

  1. derived from *(s)kelH-✻ — “cut, split”
  2. inherited from *skelduz✻ — “shield”
  3. inherited from *skeldu✻
  4. inherited from scield — “shield”
  5. inherited from scheld
  6. compounded as lockshield — “lock + shield”

Definitions

  1. A kind of radiator valve used to balance the system by restricting the flow of water on…

    A kind of radiator valve used to balance the system by restricting the flow of water on the return side.

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