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Knob latch

Knob \Knob\, n. [A modification of knop. Cf. Nob.]

  1. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.

  2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer.
    --Chaucer.

  3. A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob. [U. S.]
    --Bartlett.

  4. (Arch.) See Knop.

    Knob latch, a latch which can be operated by turning a knob, without using a key.

Usage examples of "knob latch".

He reached the door, an old-fashioned door with a simple knob latch, and started to open it.