holding tank

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a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.

Also called holding pen . tank (def. 4).

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

First recorded in 1970–75

When we had that meeting in the Caribbean, Jeffrey was holding his own and not only was he a pleasant host, he was pleasant guy.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking|M.L. Nestel|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
After walking block after block holding that container, he had suddenly discarded it and was now clutching a gun.
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He stood holding his 21-month-old son, Jamison, his wife, Kelly, at his side.
Cop Families Boo De Blasio at NYPD Graduation|Michael Daly|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The events this year with Ukraine led to his ties with Cato being severed,” a source at the think tank told The Daily Beast.
Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute|James Kirchick|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Hatuey asked the religious man holding the flame if indeed any Christians were in heaven.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Their glances met, she holding him always at arm's length by that grip upon his shoulders, a grip that was firm and nervous.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Two many-branched candelabra, holding wax lights, brilliantly illuminate the game.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He was holding his big head high in the air, like a giraffe, and gazing proudly about him as he ran.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
One of the little girls in pigtails was holding him, while Miss Anne administered the feeding-bottle.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke