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Definition of Holdback
1. n. Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle.
Definition of Holdback
1. Noun. restraint (act or result of holding back, device that restrains) ¹
2. Noun. The projection or loop, on the thill of a vehicle, to which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when going downhill, or in backing. ¹
3. Noun. The strap or part of the harness so used. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Holdback
1. a restraining device [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holdback
Literary usage of Holdback
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Management and Breeding of Horses by Merritt Wesley Harper (1913)
"The breeching is commonly employed with each except the yoke and collar holdback.
The saddle may be discarded in the breeching and belly martingale holdback ..."
2. Technical Reports by Miami Conservancy District (Ohio) (1921)
"When contract estimates were rendered, the portion earned which was to be retained
as a holdback until completion of the contract was credited to this ..."
3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1909)
"The door stop with the hook holdback is not always convenient to use, so that
the automatic holdback, or door (a. FIG. 105 holder, shown in Fig. ..."
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