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

By taking off this moulding, we can saw through the edge of the panel, put on leather hinges, and I can make a spring catch.

From Frontier Boys in the South Seas by Roosevelt, Wyn

Then the steps dropped and he slid in; lifted them again as he lay on his back, and heard the spring catch as they closed.

From By What Authority? by Benson, Robert Hugh

The detector is then over-lifted by the stud D S, and a spring catch falls into a notch at the rear.

From How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Williams, Archibald

She tried to open the door, but it had shut with a spring catch when she pushed on it, and her small fingers were not strong enough to open it again.

From Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home by Hope, Laura Lee

Then there was a clicking sound just perceptible to the ear, and Mr. Mitchel muttered to himself: "A secret closet, with a spring catch."

From Final Proof or the Value of Evidence by Ottolengui, R.