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sternfast

noun

Etymology

From stern + fast.

  1. derived from fasta
  2. inherited from *fastijaną✻ — “to fasten”
  3. inherited from *fastāną✻ — “to fast”
  4. inherited from *fastēn✻
  5. inherited from fæstan — “to fast”
  6. inherited from fasten
  7. compounded as sternfast — “stern + fast”

Definitions

  1. A rope or chain for making fast a ship's stern to a wharf, etc.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA