latchet

noun

1. A small lever action crossbow with the cocking lever built into the top of the stock and a top mounted trigger.
2. (obsolete)A thong or cord, especially one used to fasten a shoe.

   “a stronger than I commeth after me, whos shue latchett I am not worthy to stoupe doune and unlose.”

3. A small latch, as for a gate.

   “A little wicket opened into a half-wilderness, half-shrubbery, whose narrow pathway was chequered by the soft light that found its way through the densely-grown plantation. As she turned to secure the latchet, the voice of music came upon her ear.”