relatch

latch

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Definitions of relatch word

noun relatch a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc. 1
verb with object relatch to close or fasten with a latch. 1
verb without object relatch to close tightly so that the latch is secured: The door won't latch. 1

before 950

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 950; 1930-35 for def 5; Middle English lacchen, Old English lǣccan to take hold of, catch, seize; akin to Greek lázesthai to take

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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