Fastening
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noun.
Something, such as a hook, used to attach one thing to another firmly.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Anything that binds and makes fast, or serves for joining or securing, as a lock, catch, bolt, bar, cord, chain, clasp, button, hook, etc.
noun.
Fixedness; firmness.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Anything that binds and makes fast, as a lock, catch, bolt, bar, buckle, etc.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
Present participle of to
fasten
.
noun.
a
hook
or similar
restraint
used to fasten things together
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noun.
the act of fastening things together
noun.
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place