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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" :   dowel, clasp, locker, clinch, stopping, screw, toggle, snap ring, zipper, lashing, joggle, fixing, toggle bolt, link, karabiner, corrugated fastener, constraint, pin, zip, buckle, cleat, snap fastener, hold fast, fillet, clothes pin, eyelet, lock, carabiner, snap, wiggle nail, clip, sealing wax, clothespin, loop, bellyband, press stud, clothes peg, cringle



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