Latch /(lăch)/

1. To smear; to anoint. [Obs.]

1. That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare. [Obs.]
2. A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a door or gate when closed, though it be not bolted.
3. A latching. (Naut.)
4. A crossbow. [Obs.]

imp. & p. p. Latched; p. pr. & vb. n. Latching

1. To catch so as to hold. [Obs.]

   Those that remained threw darts at our men, and latching our darts, sent them again at us.

2. To catch or fasten by means of a latch.

   The door was only latched.