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latch⋅key

  [lach-kee]
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–noun, plural -keys.
a key for releasing a latch or springlock, esp. on an outer door.
Origin:
1815–25; latch + key 1
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latch·key   (lāch'kē')   
n.  A key for opening a latch or lock, especially one on an outside door.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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