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Holdfast   Listen
noun
Holdfast  n.  
1.
Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long flat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support. "His holdfast was gone."
2.
(Bot.) A conical or branching body, by which a seaweed is attached to its support, and differing from a root in that it is not specially absorbent of moisture.






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Words linked to "Holdfast" :   fixing, bellyband, grommet, dowel pin, snap fastener, lock, stopping, fillet, nail, clip, seal, cotter, karabiner, fastener, joggle, zipper, eyelet, linkup, carabiner, clothes peg, dowel, tie-in, catch, toggle, restraint, cottar, cleat, link, zip fastener, zip, wiggle nail, buckle, clothespin, sealing wax, toggle bolt, paper fastener, corrugated fastener, hold fast, fastening, loop, hook and eye, locker, tie, grummet, clinch



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