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noun
a door lock operated from the inside by a knob and from the outside by a key.
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Also called night bolt.
Origin of night latch
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby night latch
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night latch
noun
a door lock that is operated by means of a knob on the inside and a key on the outside
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