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hold1 1. Wrestling a way of seizing one's opponent 2. Music a pause or fermata 3. a. a tenure or holding, esp of land b. (in combination): leasehold; freehold hold2 the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Who could hold anger against such a one as thou art? I knew that the island was not so large but that I could easily find the sea if I did but move in a straight line, but there came the difficulty as there was no way in which I could direct my course and hold it, the sun, of course, being always directly above my head, and the trees so thickly set that I could see no distant object which might serve to guide me in a straight line. Other birds, said Solomon, omitted to line their nests with mud, and as a result they did not hold water. |
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