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passgrip

passgrip noun: a special grip of the hand used by a freemason during a handshake, covertly communicating his freemason status to the other person.

Noun

passgrip (plural passgrips)

  1. A special grip of the hand used by a freemason during a handshake, covertly communicating his freemason status to the other person.

Forms of passgrip

pluralpassgrips

Origin of passgrip

From pass + grip.

Questions about passgrip

What does passgrip mean?
Passgrip means a special grip of the hand used by a freemason during a handshake, covertly communicating his freemason status to the other person.
What part of speech is passgrip?
Passgrip is a noun.
What is the plural of passgrip?
The plural of passgrip is passgrips.

Words near passgrip in the dictionary

  1. passewa
  2. Passey
  3. Passeys
  4. Passfield
  5. Passfields
  6. passgrip
  7. passgrips
  8. passguard
  9. passguards
  10. passholder
  11. passholders

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