latchstring

[ lach-string ]
/ ˈlætʃˌstrɪŋ /

noun

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

Origin of latchstring

First recorded in 1785–95; latch + string

Words nearby latchstring

latchkey, latchkey child, latch needle, latch on, latch onto, latchstring, late, late blight, late bloomer, late-blooming, late charge
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British Dictionary definitions for latchstring

latchstring
/ (ˈlætʃˌstrɪŋ) /

noun

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
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