dial. [See LATCH v.1] (See quots.)

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1639.  Horn & Robotham, Gate Lang. Unl., xli. § 445. The droppings, or any thing else spilt by chance, is latcht in a latch-pan.

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a. 1825.  Forby, Voc. E. Anglia, Latch-pan, the pan placed under the joint while it is roasting, to latch the dripping.

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