draw latchn.

Brit.

/ˈdrɔː ˌlatʃ/, U.S.

/ˈdrɔ ˌlætʃ/,

/ˈdrɑ ˌlætʃ/

Forms: see draw- comb. form and latch n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: draw- comb. form, latch n.¹

Etymology: < draw- comb. form + latch n.¹In sense 2 with the second element apparently reanalysed as showing latch v.² (compare sense 2b at that entry), and perhaps with concomitant reinterpretation of the first element as reflecting draw v. 48a.

†I. In senses corresponding to draw- comb. form 2.

1. A thief who breaks into a property by managing to lift up the latch of a door or window from the outside; a person who robs or steals in a sneaking manner. Cf. latch-drawer n., sneck-drawer n. Obsolete (historical in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > who draws or lifts latch

draw latch1331

latch-drawer1393

sneck-drawer1402

sneck-draw1886

1331 in Statutes of Realm (1810) I. c. 14 Roberdesmen, Wastours & Draghlacche.

1383 in Statutes of Realm (1816) II. 32 Lestatuz faitz..de Roberdesmen & Drawelacches soient..tenuz.

?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. B.iij With davy drawelache of rokyngame.

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. viii. sig. Kii^v To make me Iohne drawlache, or suche a snekebill.

1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Aa2^v/1 Drawe latches..Master Lamberd..calleth them miching theeues, as Wasters.

1792 Fortnights Ramble through London 69 We have among us—Rum-divers, Adam-tilers,..Draw-latches,..and Wiper Drawers.

1891 A. Conan Doyle White Company II. xiv. 38 This man is Peter Peterson, a very noted rieve, draw-latch, and murtherer.

2. A person who or animal which dawdles or lags behind. Obsolete (English regional in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person

caynard1303

sluggard1398

luskc1420

slugc1425

truantc1449

dawa1500

hummel?a1513

rook?a1513

wallydraigle?a1513

sloven1523

dronea1529

draw latch1538

slim1548

slouk1570

do-nothing1579

bumbiea1585

do-little1586

lazybones1593

luskin1593

do-naught1594

loiter-sack1594

bed-presser1598

lazy lizard1600

lazy-back1611

fainéant1618

nothing-do1623

trivant1624

slothful1648

lolpoop1661

tool1699

haggis1822

lazy-boots1832

lazy-legs1838

poke1847

never-sweat1851

slob1876

bum1882

haggis bag1892

lollop1896

trouble-shirker1908

warb1933

fuck-off1948

poop-butt1967

1538 H. Latimer Let. 18 May in Serm. & Remains (1845) (modernized text) II. 393 If the masters be not good, but honourers of drawlatches, change them.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 32 You drawlach loytrers.

1599 Warning for Faire Women i. 394 Some heavy drawlatch would have been this month..Before he could have found my policy.

a1607 H. Chettle Trag. Hoffman (1631) sig. G1 If I pepper him not, say I am not worthy to be cald a Duke, but a drawlatch.

1679 G. Miege Dict. Barbarous French sig. S4^v Lasdaller, a tired Jade; a dreaming or lasie draw-latch.

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Drawlatch, a tedious dawdling loiterer.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words I. 197 Draw-latch, a lazy person.

3. A string hanging on the outside of a door by which the latch may be raised. Obsolete. rare.In quot. in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of door > [noun] > door fittings > devices for securing door > latch-string

sneck-band14..

draw latch1614

sneck-string1758

latch-string1791

1614 J. Cooke Greenes Tu Quoque sig. H2^v Ile pul out my tongue, & hang it at her doore for a draw-latch.

II. In senses corresponding to draw- comb. form 1.

4. Originally: a latch that can be raised by pulling on an attached string. In later use chiefly: a type of latch comprising two parts which are drawn and held together under tension when the latch is closed.

ΚΠ

1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. S^v/1 Draw-latch, Loquet, Loquet qui se tire avec une ficelle.

1877 Canad. Patent Office Rec. May 81/2 The combination of the draw latch A and the trip latch B.

1998 Wildlife Soc. Bull. 26 303/2 We clamped the nozzle onto the hose by a draw latch which was attached to the large end of the nozzle.

2019 @ecp_hardware 24 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 12 July 2021) Standard Compression Draw Latch provides constant hold tension for secure latching.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	draw latch
释义	draw latchn. Brit. /ˈdrɔː ˌlatʃ/, U.S. /ˈdrɔ ˌlætʃ/, /ˈdrɑ ˌlætʃ/ Forms: see draw- comb. form and latch n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: draw- comb. form, latch n.¹ Etymology: < draw- comb. form + latch n.¹In sense 2 with the second element apparently reanalysed as showing latch v.² (compare sense 2b at that entry), and perhaps with concomitant reinterpretation of the first element as reflecting draw v. 48a. †I. In senses corresponding to draw- comb. form 2. 1. A thief who breaks into a property by managing to lift up the latch of a door or window from the outside; a person who robs or steals in a sneaking manner. Cf. latch-drawer n., sneck-drawer n. Obsolete (historical in later use). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > who draws or lifts latch draw latch1331 latch-drawer1393 sneck-drawer1402 sneck-draw1886 1331 in Statutes of Realm (1810) I. c. 14 Roberdesmen, Wastours & Draghlacche. 1383 in Statutes of Realm (1816) II. 32 Lestatuz faitz..de Roberdesmen & Drawelacches soient..tenuz. ?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. B.iij With davy drawelache of rokyngame. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. viii. sig. Kii^v To make me Iohne drawlache, or suche a snekebill. 1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Aa2^v/1 Drawe latches..Master Lamberd..calleth them miching theeues, as Wasters. 1792 Fortnights Ramble through London 69 We have among us—Rum-divers, Adam-tilers,..Draw-latches,..and Wiper Drawers. 1891 A. Conan Doyle White Company II. xiv. 38 This man is Peter Peterson, a very noted rieve, draw-latch, and murtherer. 2. A person who or animal which dawdles or lags behind. Obsolete (English regional in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person caynard1303 sluggard1398 luskc1420 slugc1425 truantc1449 dawa1500 hummel?a1513 rook?a1513 wallydraigle?a1513 sloven1523 dronea1529 draw latch1538 slim1548 slouk1570 do-nothing1579 bumbiea1585 do-little1586 lazybones1593 luskin1593 do-naught1594 loiter-sack1594 bed-presser1598 lazy lizard1600 lazy-back1611 fainéant1618 nothing-do1623 trivant1624 slothful1648 lolpoop1661 tool1699 haggis1822 lazy-boots1832 lazy-legs1838 poke1847 never-sweat1851 slob1876 bum1882 haggis bag1892 lollop1896 trouble-shirker1908 warb1933 fuck-off1948 poop-butt1967 1538 H. Latimer Let. 18 May in Serm. & Remains (1845) (modernized text) II. 393 If the masters be not good, but honourers of drawlatches, change them. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 32 You drawlach loytrers. 1599 Warning for Faire Women i. 394 Some heavy drawlatch would have been this month..Before he could have found my policy. a1607 H. Chettle Trag. Hoffman (1631) sig. G1 If I pepper him not, say I am not worthy to be cald a Duke, but a drawlatch. 1679 G. Miege Dict. Barbarous French sig. S4^v Lasdaller, a tired Jade; a dreaming or lasie draw-latch. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Drawlatch, a tedious dawdling loiterer. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words I. 197 Draw-latch, a lazy person. 3. A string hanging on the outside of a door by which the latch may be raised. Obsolete. rare.In quot. in figurative context. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of door > [noun] > door fittings > devices for securing door > latch-string sneck-band14.. draw latch1614 sneck-string1758 latch-string1791 1614 J. Cooke Greenes Tu Quoque sig. H2^v Ile pul out my tongue, & hang it at her doore for a draw-latch. II. In senses corresponding to draw- comb. form 1. 4. Originally: a latch that can be raised by pulling on an attached string. In later use chiefly: a type of latch comprising two parts which are drawn and held together under tension when the latch is closed. ΚΠ 1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. S^v/1 Draw-latch, Loquet, Loquet qui se tire avec une ficelle. 1877 Canad. Patent Office Rec. May 81/2 The combination of the draw latch A and the trip latch B. 1998 Wildlife Soc. Bull. 26 303/2 We clamped the nozzle onto the hose by a draw latch which was attached to the large end of the nozzle. 2019 @ecp_hardware 24 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 12 July 2021) Standard Compression Draw Latch provides constant hold tension for secure latching. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1331
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