Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

find the latchstring out

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
find- the latch-string out
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To meet with hospitality; to be welcome.

American usage; Informal

Etymology

Intrusion is prevented by drawing in the latchstring.

Usage

Inflected Forms

finds the latchstring out (present, singular) finding the latchstring out (participle, present) found the latchstring out (participle, past) found the latchstring out (past)

Questions

What does find the latchstring out mean?
To meet with hospitality; to be welcome.
Where does find the latchstring out come from?
Intrusion is prevented by drawing in the latchstring.

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