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A string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside. It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door.

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  1. n. A string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside. It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door.
  2. n. opener consisting of a string that can be passed through a hole in a door for raising the latch from outside
  3. n. opener consisting of a string that can be passed through a hole in a door for raising the latch from outside