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hold⋅fast

  [hohld-fast, -fahst]
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–noun
1. something used to hold or secure a thing in place; a catch, hook, clamp, etc.
2. Botany, Mycology. any of several rootlike or suckerlike organs or parts serving for attachment.
Origin:
1550–60; n. use of v. phrase hold fast
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Main Entry: hold·fast
Pronunciation: 'hOl(d)-"fast
Function: noun
: an organ by which a parasitic animal (as a tapeworm) attaches itself to its host
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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