2. Verb. (third-person singular of latch) ¹
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Definition of Latches
1. latch [v] - See also: latch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Latches
Literary usage of Latches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"NIGHT-latches. These consist of a latch operated from the outside by a key, ...
Night-latches are very extensively used on office-doors, clubhouse doors and ..."
2. Locks and Builders Hardware: A Hand Book for Architects by Henry Robinson Towne (1904)
"Vestibule latches . 653-665 3. Corridor, Room and Closet Door Locks, . . 622-641 4.
... Elevator latches, . . 648 7. Screen Door latches 624 8. ..."
3. The Life and Theatrical Times of Charles Kean, F.S.A. by Fanny Kemble, Kate Field, John William Cole (1882)
"Every door in the house is fastened with wooden latches and packthread ; the
identical device of Eed Eiding Hood antiquity, and the solitary bell of the ..."
4. Extension Bulletin by West Virginia University (1917)
"latches Used on End Gates. It is true of all end gates, no matter what type of
fastening is used, that the open space between the end gate and the car sides ..."
5. A Treatise on the Progressive Improvement & Present State of the by Robert Hunt, John Holland (1853)
"DOOR latches. UNTIL the invention of the steam-engine, and the in. troduction of
that wonderful and complex variety of machinery for spinning and weaving, ..."
6. The Village Homes of England by Sydney Robert Jones (1912)
"North, south, east and west of England little variations IRON DOOR-latches FROM
GLOUCESTER- and singularities occur SHIRE AND WARWICKSHIRE ..."
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