Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A combined spring and pneumatic device for controlling the closing of a door, especially a car-door.
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Examples
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Shoe laces tied together and shoes at the front of the room by the door-check!
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a low bow, with the air of a gentleman, who is neither surprised nor embarrassed, and pushing aside the door-check, they were left alone.
Romance of Travel 1840
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