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night latch
noun
- a door lock operated from the inside by a knob and from the outside by a key.
night latch
noun
- a door lock that is operated by means of a knob on the inside and a key on the outside
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of night latch1
First recorded in 1850–55
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The boy put Sounder’s tin under the porch, closed the door, pushed the night latch, sat down behind the stove, and began to eat his supper.
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The doctor has failed to put on the night latch.
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It did not pass—it came directly up to the door, familiar as a burglar with its night latch key.
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It would be a night latch—to the ideal.
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The old lawyer drew the wire, and the night latch allowed the butler to rush in.
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