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LATCHING
LATCHING
Latch
"
ing,
n. (
Naut.
)
Defn: 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.
]