- latchstring
- noun Date: 1791 a string on a latch that may be left hanging outside the door to permit the raising of the latch from the outside or drawn inside to prevent intrusion
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latchstring
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Latchstring — Latch string , n. A string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside. It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door. [1913 Webster] {To find the latchstring out}, to meet with hospitality; to be welcome.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
latchstring — [lach′striŋ΄] n. a cord fastened to the bar of a latch and passed through a hole in the door so that the latch can be raised from the outside … English World dictionary
latchstring — /lach string /, n. a string passed through a hole in a door, for raising the latch from the outside. [1785 95; LATCH + STRING] * * * … Universalium
latchstring — noun A string attached to a latch allowing it to be disengaged from the opposite side … Wiktionary
latchstring — n. string which passes through a door (for opening the latch from the outside) … English contemporary dictionary
latchstring — latch•string [[t]ˈlætʃˌstrɪŋ[/t]] n. a string passed through a hole in a door so that the latch may be raised from the outside • Etymology: 1785–95 … From formal English to slang
latchstring — /ˈlætʃstrɪŋ/ (say lachstring) noun a string passed through a hole in a door, for raising the latch from the outside …
latchstring — noun opener consisting of a string that can be passed through a hole in a door for raising the latch from outside • Hypernyms: ↑opener * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a string on a latch that may be left hanging outside the door to permit the raising of… … Useful english dictionary
To find the latchstring out — Latchstring Latch string , n. A string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside. It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door. [1913 Webster] {To find the latchstring out}, to meet with hospitality; to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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