holdfast

English

a workbench holdfast

Etymology

hold +‎ fast

Noun

holdfast (plural holdfasts)

1. Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
2. (zoology) A root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate.
3. (archaic, medicine) Actinomycosis.

See also

• Holdfast on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Holdfast on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons