'Knob latch' definitions:

Definition of 'Knob latch'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob. [U. S.] --Bartlett. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Arch.) See Knop. [1913 Webster]
  • Knob latch, a latch which can be operated by turning a knob, without using a key. [1913 Webster]