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handfast
noun
- a firm hold, as with the hands
- a contract, esp. of marriage or betrothal, confirmed by a handclasp
adjective
- Obsolete betrothed or married
- Rare tightfisted
transitive verb
Obsolete to betroth or marry by joining hands
See handfast in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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