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fast a O Sup2 ~ 2 c 'frozen' N Amer ?obs (1706-1854) for
sense 1.
1 Of a body of water, frozen.
[1771] 1792 CARTWRIGHT i, 176 [I] sent him to Atkinson Pond for the
traps, but he found the pond fast. 1861 DE BOILIEU 101 'Now, boys, bear a hand!' cries
the old skipper. 'Where are the dogs? Everything is getting fast, and we must have them
whilst the weather is calm.' 1919 GRENFELL1 224 It was getting late in the
year... The ponds were all 'fast,' and the fall deer hunt which follows the fishery was
over.
2 Of sealskin, not liable to shed its hair.
1924 ENGLAND 14 Their pelts, save in the case of the 'cat' or
still-born harp seal, are usually valueless as fur, the hair not being 'fast.'
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