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latchstring |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. {To find the latchstring out}, to meet with hospitality; to be welcome. (Intrusion is prevented by drawing in the latchstring.) [Colloq. U.S.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: latchstring n : a string that can be passed through a hole in a door for raising the latch from outside
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