night latch

night latch

noun

Definition of NIGHT LATCH

: a door lock having a spring bolt operated from the outside by a key and from the inside by a knob

First Known Use of NIGHT LATCH

1854

Rhymes with NIGHT LATCH

attach, book-match, bycatch, crosshatch, crosspatch, detach, dispatch, fair catch, from scratch, nuthatch, oil patch, outmatch, potlatch, rematch, Sasquatch, slow match, test match, throatlatch, unlatch