Definition of Latchstreng
Latch"string` (?), n. A string for
raising the latch of a door by a person outside. It is fastened to
the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door.
To find the latchstring out, to meet with
hospitality; to be welcome. (Intrusion is prevented by drawing in the
latchstring.) [Colloq. U.S.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a string attached to a latch allowing it to be disengaged from the opposite side
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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