HANDHOLD

handhold

(noun) an appendage to hold onto

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

handhold (plural handholds)

A projection that one may hold onto for support

Verb

handhold (third-person singular simple present handholds, present participle handholding, simple past and past participle handheld)

Alternative form of hand-hold

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

8 January 2025

SYCAMORE

(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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