ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Latchet

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Latchet is a noun meaning A small lever action crossbow with the cocking lever built into the top of the stock and a top mounted trigger.

Meaning

A small lever action crossbow with the cocking lever built into the top of the stock and a top mounted trigger.

More Meanings

  1. A small latch, as for a gate.
  2. (obsolete) A thong or cord, especially one used to fasten a shoe.

Example Sentences

a stronger than I commeth after me, whos shue latchett I am not worthy to stoupe doune and unlose.
A little wicket opened into a half-wilderness, half-shrubbery, whose narrow pathway was chequered by the soft light that found its way through the densely-grown plantation. As she turned to secure the latchet, the voice of music came upon her ear.

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include cocker, gaffle, gunlock, underlever, snaplock, boxlock.

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