Defn: To fix one's self; to take firm hold; to clinch; to cling.
A horse leech will hardly fasten on a fish. Sir T. Browne.
FASTENER
Fas"ten*er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.
FASTENING
Fas"ten*ing, n.
Defn: Anything that binds and makes fast, as a lock, catch, bolt, bar, buckle, etc.
FASTER
Fast"er, n.
Defn: One who abstains from food.
FAST-HANDED
Fast"-hand`ed, a.
Defn: Close-handed; close-fisted; covetous; avaricious. [Obs.] Bacon.
FASTI
Fas"ti, n.pl. Etym: [L.]