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latchstring

[ lach-string ]

noun

  1. a string passed through a hole in a door, for raising the latch from the outside.


latchstring

/ ˈlætʃˌstrɪŋ /

noun

  1. a length of string fastened to a latch and passed through a hole in the door so that it can be opened from the other side
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of latchstring1

First recorded in 1785–95; latch + string
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Example Sentences

But, though the latchstring of welcome is always out, he will never toss it in your face, for he, too, has a dignity that awaits approach.

Hang out the latchstring and remove everything breakable, for the wanderer is coming home!

He associates a latchstring with the opening of the door.

I jerked the latchstring and pushed open the door.

And the day cannot be delayed much longer now when every child shall find the latchstring out on the school door.

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