We found 1 definitions of holding device from 1 different sources.
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holding device - a device for holding something | ||
device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" | ||
chuck a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill | ||
clamp, clinch a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together | ||
holder a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder" | ||
jaw holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object | ||
cobbler's last, shoemaker's last, last a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do; "he breathed his last" | ||
tieback, pullback (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops); "the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops" | ||
spindle, spike a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning |