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Hold Fast" across the knuckles was a charm to help deckhands and boatswain’s mates keep a firm grip on the rigging. [52] Religious tattoos such as crucifixes have also served as protective symbols for sailors. [52] [53] In a superstition dating back to at least the 1840s, crosses on the feet were meant to prevent shark attacks if a sailor ...
A holdfast or hold fast is a form of temporary clamp used to hold a workpiece firmly to the top or side of a wooden workbench or the top of an anvil. [1] A form of bench dog, a traditional holdfast has either a curved or flat top. Its shank is slid loosely into a “dog” hole in the bench or anvil until the tip of its hook touches the work.
Anderson v. City of Hermosa Beach, 621 F. 3d 1051 (2010), was a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which ruled that tattoos, the process of tattooing, and the business of tattooing are pure expressive activities that are fully protected by the First Amendment's free speech clause.
Hold Fast, the motto of the Clan MacLeod; Holdfast, a common name in the South of England for Sellotape; Holdfast (artillery), a plinth or pedestal to which an anti-aircraft or coastal battery gun was fitted; Codename for the 1962 Ceylonese coup d'état attempt
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‘Hold Fast’ is easily their finest work yet, from the hormone-fuelled thrills of ‘Afterglow’ to the startling sincerity of ‘The I Love You Bridge.’" [14] In reviewing the album for the BBC, Mike Diver praised the vocals of lead singer Waite: "The Crookes better hold attentions when they slow down. The I Love You Bridge is a ...
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Bluesky's user base surged to 21 million, prompting the company to race to get more servers. Rose Wang, Bluesky's COO, told Business Insider that its 20-person team is in "firefighting mode." Its ...