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holdfast

N เครื่อง ยึด เครื่อง จับ ตะขอ hook clamp

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HOLDFAST

n.A thing that takes hold; a catch; a hook.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. )

Defn: 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.

New American Oxford Dictionary

holdfast

hold fast |ˈhōl (d )ˌfast ˈhoʊldˌfæst | ▶noun a firm grip. • a staple or clamp securing an object to a wall or other surface. • Biology a stalked organ by which an alga or other simple aquatic plant or animal is attached to a substrate.

Oxford Dictionary

holdfast

hold |fast |ˈhəʊl (d )fɑːst | ▶noun a firm grip. • a staple or clamp securing an object to a wall or other surface. • Biology a stalked organ by which an alga or other simple aquatic plant or animal is attached to a substrate.