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hand·fast (hand′fast′)
noun
- a firm hold, as with the hands
- a contract, esp. of marriage or betrothal, confirmed by a handclasp
Etymology: < handfastthe
adjective
- Obsolete betrothed or married
- Rare tightfisted
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