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Late :: Late (v.) Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; lately deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as, the late bishop of London; the late administration..

Blench Holding :: Blench holding () See Blanch holding.

Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball..

Sit :: Sit (v. t.) To hold a session; to be in session for official business; -- said of legislative assemblies, courts, etc.; as, the court sits in January; the aldermen sit to-night..

Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.

Bite :: Bite (v.) The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another..

Leash :: Leash (n.) A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog..

Canoness :: Canoness (n.) A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.

Trunkful :: Trunkful (n.) As much as a trunk will hold; enough to fill a trunk.

Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A chest to hold ammunition.

Sensualist :: Sensualist (n.) One who holds to the doctrine of sensualism.

Brace :: Brace (n.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock..

Stock :: Stock (n.) A handle or wrench forming a holder for the dies for cutting screws; a diestock.

Gib :: Gib (n.) A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them together, or to afford a bearing surface; -- usually held or adjusted by means of a wedge, key, or screw..

Buttonhole :: Buttonhole (v. t.) To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour..

Sill :: Sill (n.) The timber or stone at the foot of a door; the threshold.

Hold :: Hold (n.) The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay..

Water-logged :: Water-logged (a.) Filled or saturated with water so as to be heavy, unmanageable, or loglike; -- said of a vessel, when, by receiving a great quantity of water into her hold, she has become so heavy as not to be manageable by the helm..

Galley :: Galley (n.) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc..

Morsing Horn :: Morsing horn () A horn or flask for holding powder, as for priming..

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