Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
latch string — {n.} 1. A string that opens an old fashioned door by lifting a small bar. * /The early settlers kept the latch string outside the door when they were working around the house, but at night they pulled it to the inside./ 2. {informal} A warm… … Dictionary of American idioms
latch\ string — noun 1. A string that opens an old fashioned door by lifting a small bar. The early settlers kept the latch string outside the door when they were working around the house, but at night they pulled it to the inside. 2. informal A warm welcome; a… … Словарь американских идиом
latch|string — … Useful english dictionary
latch-string — … Useful english dictionary
string — See: FIRST STRING, LATCH STRING, ON THE STRING or ON A STRING, PULL STRINGS, PURSE STRINGS, SHOE STRING CATCH, TIED TO ONE S MOTHER S APRON STRINGS … Dictionary of American idioms
string — See: FIRST STRING, LATCH STRING, ON THE STRING or ON A STRING, PULL STRINGS, PURSE STRINGS, SHOE STRING CATCH, TIED TO ONE S MOTHER S APRON STRINGS … Dictionary of American idioms
string — See: first string, latch string, on the string or on a string, pull strings, purse strings, shoe string catch, tied to one s mother s apron strings … Словарь американских идиом
latch — 1. noun /lætʃ/ a) A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side. The cleverly constructed latch which Clayton had made for the door had sprung as Kerch … Wiktionary
latchstring — latch•string [[t]ˈlætʃˌstrɪŋ[/t]] n. a string passed through a hole in a door so that the latch may be raised from the outside • Etymology: 1785–95 … From formal English to slang
latchstring — noun opener consisting of a string that can be passed through a hole in a door for raising the latch from outside • Hypernyms: ↑opener * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a string on a latch that may be left hanging outside the door to permit the raising of… … Useful english dictionary
