spring catch

American  

noun

1. a catch for an interior or cabinet door that has a bolt operated by a spring.

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Etymology

Origin of spring catch

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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spring catch

Hugh undid the spring catch on the door and rolled the door back.

From Bob Cook and the German Spy by Tomlinson, Paul Greene

You hear continually of the fall run and the spring catch of mackerel that set in but don't stop to bait.

From Nature and Human Nature by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler

I claim the sliding wedge bolt, F, in combination with the sliding spring catch, K, and cases, E J, as herein described, for the purpose specified.

From Scientific American, Volume 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various

Previous to an experiment, the pendulum is held on one side of its lowest position by a spring catch; when this is depressed it is free to swing.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

Binkley had abandoned art and was prating of the unusual spring catch of shad.

From The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million by Henry, O.