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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Latch

Lătch, n.

noun

n. [Fr. lacs, a string. See LACE, and cf. LATCHET.] 1. A small piece of iron or wood used to fasten a door. Gay. 2. (Naut.) A latching. See LATCHING.

Lătch, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. LATCHED (lătcht); p. pr. & vb. n. LATCHING.] 1. To catch so as to hold. [Obs.] Those that remained threw darts at our men, and latching our darts, sent them again at us. Golding. 2. To catch or fasten by means of a latch. The door was only latched. Locke. 3. [Fr. lécher, to lick, from O. H. Ger. lecchōn. See LICK.] To smear. [Obs.] Shak.