Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prehend"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prehend \Pre*hend"\, v. t. [L. prehendere. See {Prehensile}.]
To lay hold of; to seize. [Obs.] --Middleton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prehend
v : take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk quickly seized the money
on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother
seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize
small mammals" [syn: {seize}, {clutch}]
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