latchstring

[ lach-string ]

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

Origin of latchstring

1
First recorded in 1785–95; latch + string

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British Dictionary definitions for latchstring

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

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