latchagain

noun
UK /ˈlætʃəɡeɪn/
US /ˈlætʃəɡeɪn/

A latchagain is a little latch that you can close again and again.

She fixed the latchagain on the garden gate so it would shut every time.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A second or repeated attempt to latch something.

After the wind blew the door open, he made a latchagain and it stayed shut.

3. A person who keeps coming back to the same place or task.

Our neighbor is a real latchagain, always returning to chat by the fence.

4. A small tool used to reattach a broken latch.

He used a latchagain to mend the cupboard door.