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Definition of Night latch
1. Noun. Doorlock operated by a knob on the inside and a key on the outside.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Night Latch
Literary usage of Night latch
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)
"... lock together with a supplemental cylinder, rim, night-latch, which may be
changed or have a new cylinder inserted when there is a change of tenant. ..."
2. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1906)
"The cheapest cylinder escutcheon rim night latch, japanned finish, costs about
80 cents. Columbia rim night latch, japanned case, bronze bolt and turn knob, ..."
3. Annual Report of the Attorney-general of the United States by United States Dept. of Justice, United States Attorney-General (1892)
"1 pair 4 by 4 hinges $0.18 3 door stops, at 2J cents .08 3 hooks and eyes, at 5
cents .15 1 night latch 40. 1 pair spring hinges .90 1 brass bolt .50 1 ..."
4. Locks and Builders Hardware: A Hand Book for Architects by Henry Robinson Towne (1904)
"0*2 Yale Rim night latch. An earlier and popular model or the No. 42. ...
Reversible—For Doors of either Hand. Yale Rim night latch. ..."
5. Webster's Academic Dictionary: A Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster (1895)
"Night key. a key for unfastening n night latch. — night latch, a latch for я
door, operated from the outside by a key. ..."
6. Car Builders' Cyclopedia of American Practiceby Master Car Builders' Association by Master Car Builders' Association (1906)
"night latch, Keeper, Key and Escutcheon. A. & W. Figs. 2443-2444. night latch
and Keeper. A. & VV. Figs. 2436-2438 Knd Door Look. Keeper and Escutcheon. ..."
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