latching

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latching - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Latch \Latch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Latched (l[a^]cht); p. pr.
     & vb. n. Latching.] [OE. lacchen. See Latch. n.]
     1. To catch so as to hold. [Obs.]
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              Those that remained threw darts at our men, and
              latching our darts, sent them again at us.
                                                    --Golding.
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     2. To catch or fasten by means of a latch.
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              The door was only latched.            --Locke.
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  Latching \Latch"ing\, n. (Naut.)
     A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which
     it is attached to the foot of a sail; -- called also latch
     and lasket. [Usually in pl.]
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