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handhold|ˈhændhəʊld|
[See hold n.]
1. Hold for the hand, grip with the hands; that by which one can hold on in climbing. Also fig.
1643Tuckney Balme of G. 17 Let the desperatenesse of the cure prove an handhold for our faith in prayer to fasten on. 1655W. Gurnall Chr. in Arm. i. 164 Be very careful of giving thine enemy hand-hold. a1688Bunyan in Spurgeon Treas. Dav. Ps. lxix. 2, I had..left myself neither foot-hold, nor hand-hold, amongst all the stays and props in the precious word of life. 1892Badm. Libr., Mountaineer. vii. 225 Whenever there is any handhold obtainable. 1893C. Wilson Mountaineer. vii. 121 If really good handholds are plentiful, the rocks are easy. Ibid., Various anomalous kinds of handhold are met with upon more difficult rocks; for instance, finger-tip holds, side-holds, and holds facing downwards.
2. That portion of any implement that is grasped by the hand, e.g. the part of a fishing-rod immediately above the reel.
1833J. Holland Manuf. Metal II. 43 A strong spring forming the head or hand-hold. |