relatch

English

Etymology

re- +‎ latch

Verb

relatch (third-person singular simple present relatches, present participle relatching, simple past and past participle relatched)

  1. To latch again
    • 1911, G. K. Chesterton, “The Sign of the Broken Sword”, in The Innocence of Father Brown:
      They descended the precipitous path, they relatched the rusty gate, and set off at a stamping, ringing walk down the frozen forest road.

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