Fingerhold

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A grip with the fingers.

    "He'd jump up, get a fingerhold, and then dirt would give way and he'd slip back down. Jump up, get a fingerhold, slip back down."

Example

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"He'd jump up, get a fingerhold, and then dirt would give way and he'd slip back down. Jump up, get a fingerhold, slip back down."

Etymology

From finger + hold.

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