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Webster 1913 Edition

Holding

Hold′ing

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Noun.
1.
The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining.
2.
A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
3.
That which holds, binds, or influences.
Burke.
4.
The burden or chorus of a song.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Holding note
(Mus.)
,
a note sustained in one part, while the other parts move.

Webster 1828 Edition

Holding

HOLDING

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ppr.
Stopping; confining; restraining; keeping; retaining; adhering; maintaining, &c.

HOLDING

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Noun.
A tenure; a farm held of a superior.
1.
The burden or chorus of a song.
2.
Hold; influence; power over.

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