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121Knob latch — Knob Knob, n. [A modification of knop. Cf. {Nob}.] 1. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone. [1913 Webster] 2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer …
122Spring latch — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… …
123Thumb latch — Thumb Thumb, n. [OE. thombe, thoumbe, [thorn]ume, AS. [thorn][=u]ma; akin to OFries. th[=u]ma, D. duim, G. daumen, OHG. d[=u]mo, Icel. [thorn]umall, Dan. tommelfinger, Sw. tumme, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell. [root]56. Cf. {Thimble}, {Tumid} …
124drawback latch/lock — n. a latch/lock whose latch is disengaged by pushing or pulling an actuator toward the hinge side of the jamb …
125on the latch — ► on the latch (of a door or gate) closed but not locked. Main Entry: ↑latch …
126night latch — n. a door latch with a bolt opened from the outside by a key, and from the inside by a knob …
127thumb latch — noun see thumb lock * * * thumb latch noun A latch worked by pressure of the thumb • • • Main Entry: ↑thumb …
128un|latch — «uhn LACH», transitive verb. to unfasten or open by lifting a latch. –v.i. to become or be able to be thus unfastened …