What is a projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking called?
fence — (Locks) A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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