snibs
/snɪbz/
verb
- Third person singular of snib: fastens or locks with a snib.
- The caretaker snibs all the doors after the last visitor leaves.
- She snibs the window when she hears the wind pick up.
- He snibs the gate every evening before dark.
noun
- Plural of snib: multiple small metal bars or catches used to fasten doors or windows.
- The hardware store sold brass snibs for old-fashioned cabinets.
- She replaced the broken snibs on the cottage windows.
- All the snibs on the shed doors were rusted shut.