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n. 1 A fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects. 2 A delay or forebearance.

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Two officers had recovered enough to take up positionson the walls, but Dash knew they were woefully undermanned to holdoff the Keshian army for more than a few hours, a day or two at best.