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He who supports a rivet with a hand-anvil or sledge-hammer in hand-riveting. hold-fast, s. & a. Eng. hold, and fast.] IMG:content-1216.png:[blocks in formation] 1. The act or state of grasping or keeping in the hand or arms; a hold; a grasp. 2. Anything which holds, binds, or influences; a hold; an influence. 3. A tenure; a farm held of a superior. *4. The burden or chorus of a song. "The holding every man shall bear as loud As his strong sides can volley." Shakesp.: Antony and Cleopatra , ii. 7. holding-ground, s. Naut.: Ground which affords good anchorage. holding-up, a. Spec.: Designed to hold up the head of a nail while it is being riveted.