Noah Webster
Handfast
HAND'F'AST, noun Hold; custody; power of confining or keeping.
HAND'F'AST, adjective Fast by contract; firm.
HAND'F'AST, verb transitive To pledge; to betroth; to bind; to join solemnly by the hand.
HAND'F'AST, noun Hold; custody; power of confining or keeping.
HAND'F'AST, adjective Fast by contract; firm.
HAND'F'AST, verb transitive To pledge; to betroth; to bind; to join solemnly by the hand.