ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HEADFAST
From head (front) + fast a mooring rope, from Middle English fest, from Old Norse festr; related to fast1.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEADFAST»
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headfast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
headfast and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
White oak stakes make excellent moorings in protected hurricane holes, provided
they are placed far enough apart to give each boat suliicient scope of head fast
mooring hawser. One good way to make fast to a stake is to bend the headfast ...
Developed in Britain by Head Software International, HEADFAST is a text and
document information management system specifically designed for applications
where the users need rapid answers to searches. HEADFAST can store large ...
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Dictionary of Analytical Reagents on CD-ROM
When you have carried out a structure search and the number of hits from the
atom-by-atom search is displayed on the screen, you can go back into Headfast
to refine the search or to display the full entries for all of the hits. Click on
Continue ...
A. Townshend, Ruzicka, 1995
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European directory of software for libraries and information ...
HEADFAST/CD Fountain, R., Powerful text retrieval and sophisticated indexing in
one package. BYTE, August 1990. Headfast: information retrieval for all. Library
Micromation News, 25, October 1989. Baker, J., HEADing for the issue desk.
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Central Criminal Court. Minutes of Evidence
I accompanied the last witness, and have heard what he has stated — it is true —
I secured the rope which the prisoner dropped, and compared it with the
remaining headfast that was there — it corresponded exactly — I knew the
prisoner ...
Great Britain. Central Criminal Court, Henry Buckler, 1837
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Ferries of the Lower Thames
In1761a plan was drawnby George Dance foranew road to the ferryinNarrow
Street, Ratcliff. Apieceof garden ground was tobe taken towiden the original road.
Queen Streetalso wasa newroad constructedtothe ferry. A 'headfast' (rope) about
...
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Lloyd's List Law Reports
... in attempting to free a line which had become jammed under the chain
pennant of the headfast, was injured. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants,
their servants or agents, were negligent in that they failed to provide a safe
system of work, ...
J. A Edwards, Henry Patten Henley, 1965
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The Language of Sailing
The headfast is rope or chain securing the head of a vessel to the quay. A
heading (apart from its directional sense) is the canvas hemmed pocket of aflag
that contains the rope. Head on means bows on. Head reaching is the same as ...
Hardware/Software Headfast end user search software Head Computers has
released a friendly end user search software package called Headfast for use
with the Inmagic database and other textbase and database systems. Headfast
has ...
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Library Technology News: LTN.
Headfast also reports that it has recently ported a tailored version of its
HEADFAST/CD text retrieval software to SCO UNIX for X/Open Documentation
on CD-ROM. The interface provides similar features and facilities to those
described above.
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEADFAST»
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headfast is used in the context of the following news items.
Pirates' Harrison optimistic after thumb surgery
Harrison injured the thumb last Sunday when he slid headfast while stealing second base in a win over the Cleveland Indians. Harrison also ... «Timesonline.com, Jul 15»
Dying Light Review In-Progress: What We Have Seen So Far [FIRST …
And call us crazy, but we have actually found out that it's easier to evade getting killed by the undead if you run headfast toward them, but only ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jan 15»
Need for Speed - Movie Trailer
It is headfast speed and actions packed in a ravishing visual package that takes you all in. The concept of Need for Speed as a film is originally ... «Newstrack India, Mar 14»
