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A bolt or bar for fastening a door. [Prov. Eng.]

God's nails, or His nails, that is, the nails with which the Savior was fastened to the cross; -- an ancient form of oath, corresponding to 'Od's bodikins (dim. of body, i.e., God's dear body). Beau & Fl.

A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc.

To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Sneck up, be silent; shut up; hold your peace. Shak.

A bolt by which the body of a cart is fastened to the axle. [Local, U.S.]

To shut in; to support; to inclose; to fasten. [Obs.] "To sperre the gate." Spenser.

To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks.

Furnished or set with spikes, as corn; fastened with spikes; stopped with spikes. A youth, leaping over the spiked pales, . . . was caught by those spikes. Wiseman.

To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See Splint, n., 2. [R.] Shak.

To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb. Bp. Wren.

A contrivance for fastening the wheel of a vehicle, to prevent it from turning in going down a hill. To put a spoke in one's wheel, to thwart or obstruct one in the execution of some design.

back (Bookbinding), a back with a curved piece of thin sheet iron or of stiff pasteboard fastened to the inside, the effect of which is to make the leaves of a book thus bound (as a ledger or other account or blank book) spring up and lie flat. -- Spring balance, a contrivance for measuring weight or force by the ela…

A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare. As a woodcock to mine own springe. Shak.

A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid. Flying squid, Giant squid. (Zoöl.) See under Flying, and Giant. -- Squid hound (Zoöl.), the striped bass.

To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.

Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees.

To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object. For ever upon the ground I see thee stare. Chaucer. Look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor fret. Shak.

To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.

A lace for fastening stays.

To pierce with a sharp instrument; hence, to stitch; to sew; also, to fix; to fasten. [Scot.]