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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" :   fastening, nut and bolt, grommet, zipper, fixing, paper fastener, loop, button, nail, catch, press stud, dowel pin, locker, clothespin, wiggle nail, constraint, seal, carabiner, clinch, cottar, zip fastener, clothes pin, snap ring, hold fast, hook and eye, buckle, toggle, zip, tie-in, screw, cringle, joggle, stopping, pin, lashing, sealing wax, clip, clothes peg, linkup, knot, eyelet, cleat, grummet, cotter, corrugated fastener, snap, link, snap fastener, restraint, tie, bellyband, karabiner



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