To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.
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To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.
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Fixed; solidified.
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Hired to do what is wrong; suborned.
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Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.
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An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes.
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An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes.
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A genus of plants (Rumex), some species of which are well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult of extermination.
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Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.
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A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually ex…
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The fee or duty paid for the privilege of using a wharf for loading or unloading goods; pierage, collectively; quayage.
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An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes.
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