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Latching

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Nautical, same as latch .
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Present participle of latch.
  • noun. A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail.