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holding

1. land held under a lease and used for agriculture or similar purposes

2. property to which the holder has legal title, such as land, stocks, shares, and other investments

3. Sport the obstruction of an opponent with the hands or arms, esp in boxing

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No references found			While she was holding the office of priestess of Hera, Zeus seduced her, and being discovered by Hera, touched the girl and changed her into a white cow, while he swore that he had no intercourse with her. Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context First, there were the tight-rein drivers -- men who seemed to think that all depended on holding the reins as hard as they could, never relaxing the pull on the horse's mouth, or giving him the least liberty of movement. Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context As he was thus speaking, he had risen from bed with great difficulty, holding to my shoulder with a grip that almost made me cry out, and moving his legs like so much dead weight. Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context			hold time hold-down bolt hold-down clip hold-over command holdback holdbeam holddown holddown groove holddown timer Holden Holden, Edward Singleton Holden, Oliver Holden, William Woods holdenite holder holder bat Hölder condition Hölder summation Holder's Inequality Hölder's Inequality Holder, Geoffrey Hölderlin, Friedrich Holderlin, Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin, Johann Christian Friedrich holdfast holding holding anode holding beam holding coil Holding Company holding current holding furnace holding ground holding magnet holding pattern holding period holding point Holding System holding time holding-down bolt Holdsworth, Sir William Searle holdup Hole hole burning hole conduction hole deviation Hole Digger hole director Hole Expansion hole in one hole in the heart			Holderen Holderen Holderen Hölderlin Hölderlin, Friedrich Holderlin, Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin, Johann Christian Friedrich Holderness Area Rural Transport Holderness Central School holders holders holders holders holders Holders of a Copyright Holders of a Copyright Holders of a Copyright Holders of a Copyright Holders of Record Holders of Record Holders of Record holdfast holdfast holdfast Holdfast (tool) Holdfast (tool) Holdfast Rubber Highway Holdfasts Holdfasts Holdfasts holding Holding & Reconsignment Point Holding (aviation) Holding (aviation) holding a brief for holding a brief for holding a brief for holding a gun to head holding a gun to head holding a gun to head holding a gun to head holding a low opinion of mankind Holding a Wolf by the Ears Holding a Wolf by the Ears Holding a Wolf by the Ears holding ability holding action Holding Action System holding against holding against holding against holding against holding against holding all the aces holding all the aces holding all the aces holding all the aces holding all the cards holding all the cards holding all the cards holding anchorage

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