ETYM Cf. Click, and Old Fren. clique latch.
(Homonym: clique).
Depression of a button on a computer mouse; SYN. mouse click.

A latch.

ETYM Contr. from coppice.
(Homonym: copes).
A wood of small growth; a thicket of brushwood. See Coppice.

A knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called 'doorhandle' in Great Britain); SYN. doorhandle. door-knob

ETYM Old Eng. hasp, hesp, AS. haepse; akin to German haspe, häspe, Swed. and Dan. haspe, Icel. hespa.
A fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal strap fits over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock.

ETYM Old Eng. lacche, from lacchen to seize, As. laeccan.
(Irregular plural: latches).
1. A fastening for a door or gate: a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove.
2. A spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key.

1. A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface; SYN. nog.
2. Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.; SYN. pin.
3. A pin which may be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument.
4. A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg; SYN. wooden leg, leg, pegleg.
5. A device attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing; SYN. pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock.

ETYM For older tricker, from Dutch trekker, from trekken to draw, pull. Related to Trick.
An act that sets in motion some course of events; SYN. induction, initiation.
An external stimulus that initiates one or more instrument functions.

1. The harsh cry of a duck.
2. Any sound resembling the cry of a duck.
3. An untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice.