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Definition of "window-latch" [window-latch]

  • A catch or locking-device for holding a window-sash open or shut. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "window-latch" in a sentence
  • "That was the style of the letter, and it ended by imploring me to leave the window-latch open, and to be in the front room at three in the morning, when he would come to receive my last kiss and to bid me farewell."
  • "That was Mr. Brunger's discovery after examination of the window-latch where George's knife had marked it, the sill where George's boots had scratched it."
  • "The window-latch is firm, the curtain does not tremble,"