First Known Use: 1611
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handfast
noun hand·fast \ˈhan(d)-ˌfast\
Definition of HANDFAST
archaic : a contract or covenant especially of betrothal or marriage
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Origin of HANDFAST
Middle English, from Old English handfæst
Rhymes with HANDFAST
aghast, at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, dynast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, newscast, oblast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, typecast, upcast, webcast, windblast
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