Bridge-ward
Pronunciation : Bridge"-ward`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge. [Obs.] Sir W. Scott.
2. The principal ward of a key. Knight.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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