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Latchstring

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside. It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Latchstring'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/latchstring.html. 1828.