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fingerhold en · NOUN

Etymology

From finger + hold.

Meanings

  1. A grip with the fingers.
    • He'd jump up, get a fingerhold, and then dirt would give way and he'd slip back down. Jump up, get a fingerhold, slip back down. 2012, Mary Hamilton, Kentucky Folktales: Revealing Stories, Truths, and Outright Lies:

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