hold-backn.

Etymology: < hold back: see to hold back at hold v. Phrasal verbs.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhold-back.

1. Something that holds one back; a hindrance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [noun] > hindering or retarding > that which or one who

delayer?1518

hold-back1581

pullback1584

tarriance1598

tarrier1622

retarder1644

checker1845

drag1857

liability1938

1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) i. 9 To get the garland, by breaking in sunder those hookes, and hold~backs.

1657 H. Hammond Some Profitable Direct. Priest & People 66 The onely hold-back is the affection and passionate love, that we bear to our wealth.

1863 A. D. Whitney Faith Gartney (ed. 18) xix. 179 Other families had similar holdbacks, that is the word, for they were not absolute insuperabilities.

2. The iron or strap on the shaft of a vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached. Also hold-back hook.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > parts of cart or carriage > [noun] > shaft(s) or pole > part to which harness is attached

tug-plate1795

tug-iron1844

hold-back1850

1850 N.H. Hist. Soc. Coll. VI. 220 The hold-backs of his harness gave way, and precipitated his gig upon the horse.

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Hold-back Hook, a projection on a carriage-shaft, to which the breeching-strap of a horse is connected, to enable the animal to hold back the vehicle.

3. The act of holding back. Also attributive, unprogressive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [adjective] > hindering or retarding

back1628

retardant1642

retarding1654

tardative1666

retardive1787

retardatory1843

hold-back1852

the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > state of cessation of movement > arrest of motion

arrestc1385

stop1544

checkc1555

stoppage1775

pull-up1834

arrestment1836

arresting1849

fetch-up1866

hold-back1888

seize-up1912

1852 Trans. Michigan Agric. Soc. 3 333 A few specimens of the hold-back and stand-still class.

1888 ‘Buffalo Bill’ Story of Wild West 627 There was no brake on the wagon, and the horses were not much on the hold back.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	hold-back
释义	hold-backn. Etymology: < hold back: see to hold back at hold v. Phrasal verbs.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhold-back. 1. Something that holds one back; a hindrance. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [noun] > hindering or retarding > that which or one who delayer?1518 hold-back1581 pullback1584 tarriance1598 tarrier1622 retarder1644 checker1845 drag1857 liability1938 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) i. 9 To get the garland, by breaking in sunder those hookes, and hold~backs. 1657 H. Hammond Some Profitable Direct. Priest & People 66 The onely hold-back is the affection and passionate love, that we bear to our wealth. 1863 A. D. Whitney Faith Gartney (ed. 18) xix. 179 Other families had similar holdbacks, that is the word, for they were not absolute insuperabilities. 2. The iron or strap on the shaft of a vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached. Also hold-back hook. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > parts of cart or carriage > [noun] > shaft(s) or pole > part to which harness is attached tug-plate1795 tug-iron1844 hold-back1850 1850 N.H. Hist. Soc. Coll. VI. 220 The hold-backs of his harness gave way, and precipitated his gig upon the horse. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Hold-back Hook, a projection on a carriage-shaft, to which the breeching-strap of a horse is connected, to enable the animal to hold back the vehicle. 3. The act of holding back. Also attributive, unprogressive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [adjective] > hindering or retarding back1628 retardant1642 retarding1654 tardative1666 retardive1787 retardatory1843 hold-back1852 the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > state of cessation of movement > arrest of motion arrestc1385 stop1544 checkc1555 stoppage1775 pull-up1834 arrestment1836 arresting1849 fetch-up1866 hold-back1888 seize-up1912 1852 Trans. Michigan Agric. Soc. 3 333 A few specimens of the hold-back and stand-still class. 1888 ‘Buffalo Bill’ Story of Wild West 627 There was no brake on the wagon, and the horses were not much on the hold back. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1581
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