fastholdn.

Brit.

/ˈfɑːsthəʊld/,

/ˈfasthəʊld/, U.S.

/ˈfæstˌ(h)oʊld/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fast adj., hold n.¹

Etymology: < fast adj. + hold n.¹Compare earlier stronghold n., and also fastness n. 8.

Now rare.

A place strongly fortified against attack; a secure place of refuge or retreat; a stronghold (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fort or fortified town > [noun]

chestera855

boroughc893

fastnessOE

strength?c1225

warnestore1297

fortress13..

holdc1330

strongholdc1384

motec1390

fortalicec1425

garnisonc1430

garrisonc1430

town of war1441

wall-town1488

strengh1489

afforciament1509

piece1525

forcea1552

citadel1567

fort1569

place1575

holt1600

alcazar1623

fasthold1623

afforcement1642

castle-town1646

post1648

garrison-town1649

bridlea1661

palank1685

place of arms1704

ostrog1761

qila1761

presidio1763

gurry1786

thana1803

pa1823

castrum1836

lis1845

Gibraltar1856

training post1867

kasbah1902

jong1904

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > a place of refuge > a (naturally) safe place

safeholdc1560

fasthold1623

1623 New Suruey Affaires of Europe 10 [They] yet stood on their guard, and kept themselues secure in their fast holds.

1676 A. Sammes tr. S. Sturluson in Britannia Antiqua Illustrata 287 The Picts retired to their Fast-holds.

1777 P. Thicknesse Year's Journey France & Spain I. xxv. 213 This hermitage was..possessed by a banditti, who frequently plundered and ravaged the country in the day-time, and secured themselves from punishment, by retiring to this fast hold by night.

1832 Fraser's Mag. 5 566 The wild cat, the fox, and the badger, are almost entirely exterminated from their fastholds.

1870 Daily News 8 Sept. 6/5 When the last fasthold of priestly influence is rapidly disappearing in the West.

1985 Aboriginal Hist. 9 104 The Bundjalung once occupied much more territory, and were driven back into less accessible fastholds by other encroaching tribes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fasthold
释义	fastholdn. Brit. /ˈfɑːsthəʊld/, /ˈfasthəʊld/, U.S. /ˈfæstˌ(h)oʊld/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fast adj., hold n.¹ Etymology: < fast adj. + hold n.¹Compare earlier stronghold n., and also fastness n. 8. Now rare. A place strongly fortified against attack; a secure place of refuge or retreat; a stronghold (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fort or fortified town > [noun] chestera855 boroughc893 fastnessOE strength?c1225 warnestore1297 fortress13.. holdc1330 strongholdc1384 motec1390 fortalicec1425 garnisonc1430 garrisonc1430 town of war1441 wall-town1488 strengh1489 afforciament1509 piece1525 forcea1552 citadel1567 fort1569 place1575 holt1600 alcazar1623 fasthold1623 afforcement1642 castle-town1646 post1648 garrison-town1649 bridlea1661 palank1685 place of arms1704 ostrog1761 qila1761 presidio1763 gurry1786 thana1803 pa1823 castrum1836 lis1845 Gibraltar1856 training post1867 kasbah1902 jong1904 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > a place of refuge > a (naturally) safe place safeholdc1560 fasthold1623 1623 New Suruey Affaires of Europe 10 [They] yet stood on their guard, and kept themselues secure in their fast holds. 1676 A. Sammes tr. S. Sturluson in Britannia Antiqua Illustrata 287 The Picts retired to their Fast-holds. 1777 P. Thicknesse Year's Journey France & Spain I. xxv. 213 This hermitage was..possessed by a banditti, who frequently plundered and ravaged the country in the day-time, and secured themselves from punishment, by retiring to this fast hold by night. 1832 Fraser's Mag. 5 566 The wild cat, the fox, and the badger, are almost entirely exterminated from their fastholds. 1870 Daily News 8 Sept. 6/5 When the last fasthold of priestly influence is rapidly disappearing in the West. 1985 Aboriginal Hist. 9 104 The Bundjalung once occupied much more territory, and were driven back into less accessible fastholds by other encroaching tribes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1623
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