What is something that may be grasped; means of support. If a man be upon an high place without rails or good hold, he is ready to fall. Bacon called?
hold — Something that may be grasped; means of support. If a man be upon an high place without rails or good hold, he is ready to fall. Bacon. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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