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Definition of Holdfast

Holdfast
Holdfast Hold"fast`, n. 1. Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support. ``His holdfast was gone.' --Bp. Montagu. 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.

Meaning of Holdfast from wikipedia

- Look up holdfast in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Holdfast most often refers to: Holdfast (biology), a root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile...
- A holdfast or hold fast is a form of temporary clamp used to hold a workpiece firmly to the top or side of a wooden workbench or the top of an anvil. A...
- A holdfast is a root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians...
- A holdfast or hold fast is a means by which artillery is fixed firmly to the ground. One type of holdfast is a concrete base or plinth that a gun is bolted...
- The Holdfast Chronicles is a series of science fiction books by American author Suzy McKee Charnas. The series consists of four books: Walk to the End...
- Holdfast is a civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of the county of Worcestershire, England. It is one of three administered by the Parish Council...
- The Holdfast Bay is a small bay in Gulf St Vincent, next to Adelaide, South Australia. Along its s****s lie the local government area of the City of Holdfast...
- located in Holdfast: Village of Holdfast Office Rural Muni****lity of Sarnia office Holdfast Fire Hall Holdfast Post office Holdfast Library Holdfast Parks-And-Rec...
- Holdfast Bay is a bay in South Australia. Holdfast Bay may also refer to. City of Holdfast Bay, a local government area in South Australia Holdfast Bay...
- The Holdfast Trainer is a South Australian sailing dinghy designed in 1948 for junior sailors under the required age of 16. Based on the Sabot, the class...