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Clasp :: Clasp (n.) An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends of a belt, the covers of a book, etc..

Hook :: Hook (v. t.) To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout..

Beaker :: Beaker (n.) An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting lip for pouring; -- used for holding solutions requiring heat..

Particular :: Particular (a.) Holding a particular estate; as, a particular tenant..

Rightful :: Rightful (a.) Having the right or just claim according to established laws; being or holding by right; as, the rightful heir to a throne or an estate; a rightful king..

Bookstand :: Bookstand (n.) A stand to hold books for reading or reference.

Tubful :: Tubful (n.) As much as a tub will hold; enough to fill a tub.

Forceps :: Forceps (n.) A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc..

Unbelief :: Unbelief (n.) The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism.

House :: House (n.) Those who dwell in the same house; a household.

Copy :: Copy (n.) Copyhold; tenure; lease.

Eligible :: Eligible (a.) That may be selected; proper or qualified to be chosen; legally qualified to be elected and to hold office.

Key :: Key (n.) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley, coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more frequently by its resistance to shearing, being usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the crank, pulley, etc..

Major General :: Major general () An officer of the army holding a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general, and who usually commands a division or a corps..

Bearer :: Bearer (n.) One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer..

Vice :: Vice (v. t.) To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice..

Rounce :: Rounce (n.) The handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again; -- sometimes applied to the whole apparatus by which the form is moved under the platen..

Workbox :: Workbox (n.) A box for holding instruments or materials for work.

Jaw :: "Jaw (n.) A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place; as, the jaw of a railway-car pedestal. See Axle guard..

Suspensory :: Suspensory (n.) That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss.

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