not-comparable, obsoleteBrought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady.
“Lay her a hold, a hold, ſet her two courſes off to Sea againe, lay her off.”
noun
informal, uncountableA hold, grip, grasp.
“GET AHOLD OF YOURSELF!”
“Uh-oh... I guess I shouldn't have given my last babysitter such a hard time. Somehow she got ahold of the video Mom took of me running around without my diaper ... and posted it on YouTube.”