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

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

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 cottage door may have blown shut by itself and locked with a spring catch, but this window is a horse of a different color.

From Whispering Walls by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)

At the end of its swing it engages with another spring catch.

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

She belonged to the fishing village at the harbour mouth and her father had, for thirty years, made a practice of sending a mess from his first spring catch to the manse.

From Rainbow Valley by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)