What is to pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage. [Obs.] called?
handfast — To pledge; to bind; to betroth by joining hands, in order to cohabitation, before the celebration of marriage. [Obs.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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