hold-outn.

Etymology: See to hold out 5 at hold v. Phrasal verbs.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhold-out.

a. (See quot.)

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > [noun] > equipment

tell-box1859

hold-out1893

tell-card1894

1893 in J. S. Farmer Slang

1894 J. N. Maskelyne ‘Sharps & Flats’ v. 73 The term ‘Holdout’ is the name given to a mechanical contrivance, constructed with the object of enabling the card-sharper to ‘hold-out’, or conceal one or more cards, until he finds that they will be useful to him.

b. The act of holding out; something that or someone who holds out; spec. (chiefly U.S.) a player, usually in baseball, who refuses to play until he is promised higher pay.

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the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > opposition or resistance > resolute resistance

standing1565

hold-out1945

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > player refusing to play until given higher pay

hold-out1945

1945 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Feb. 7/7 This is another year when any baseball holdouts will do their shouting in whispers.

1945 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Feb. 7/7 (heading) Holdout is weapon.

1952 B. Malamud Natural 20 He was a holdout for $75,000 and was coming East to squeeze it out of his boss.

1964 Amer. Speech 39 91 Occasionally there was a hold~out, as in this lamentation: [etc.].

1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 35/1 Whatever became of another well-known holdout, Joe Kapp?.. Kapp keeps waiting for the Minnesota Vikings to pay him more money.

c. Of paint or ink (see quot. 1965).

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society > communication > printing > inking equipment > [noun] > ink > qualities of ink

tack1876

plucking1952

hold-out1965

the world > matter > colour > colouring > colouring matter > [noun] > paint > qualities of

hold-out1965

1965 Gloss. Paint Terms (B.S.I.) 32 Hold out, the ability of a paint film to dry to its normal finish on a somewhat absorptive surface.

1971 Timber Trades Jrnl. 21 Aug. 29/1 Golden Royal hardboard..was already accepted as a good painting medium, but application of a seal..meant that..certain properties, including paint hold-out, workability and strength, were improved.

1972 Publishers Weekly 4 Dec. 11 (advt.) Its unique combination of high ink hold-out, high brightness, and high opacity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	hold-out
释义	hold-outn. Etymology: See to hold out 5 at hold v. Phrasal verbs.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhold-out. a. (See quot.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card-sharping or cheating > [noun] > equipment tell-box1859 hold-out1893 tell-card1894 1893 in J. S. Farmer Slang 1894 J. N. Maskelyne ‘Sharps & Flats’ v. 73 The term ‘Holdout’ is the name given to a mechanical contrivance, constructed with the object of enabling the card-sharper to ‘hold-out’, or conceal one or more cards, until he finds that they will be useful to him. b. The act of holding out; something that or someone who holds out; spec. (chiefly U.S.) a player, usually in baseball, who refuses to play until he is promised higher pay. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > opposition or resistance > resolute resistance standing1565 hold-out1945 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > player refusing to play until given higher pay hold-out1945 1945 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Feb. 7/7 This is another year when any baseball holdouts will do their shouting in whispers. 1945 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Feb. 7/7 (heading) Holdout is weapon. 1952 B. Malamud Natural 20 He was a holdout for $75,000 and was coming East to squeeze it out of his boss. 1964 Amer. Speech 39 91 Occasionally there was a hold~out, as in this lamentation: [etc.]. 1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 35/1 Whatever became of another well-known holdout, Joe Kapp?.. Kapp keeps waiting for the Minnesota Vikings to pay him more money. c. Of paint or ink (see quot. 1965). ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > inking equipment > [noun] > ink > qualities of ink tack1876 plucking1952 hold-out1965 the world > matter > colour > colouring > colouring matter > [noun] > paint > qualities of hold-out1965 1965 Gloss. Paint Terms (B.S.I.) 32 Hold out, the ability of a paint film to dry to its normal finish on a somewhat absorptive surface. 1971 Timber Trades Jrnl. 21 Aug. 29/1 Golden Royal hardboard..was already accepted as a good painting medium, but application of a seal..meant that..certain properties, including paint hold-out, workability and strength, were improved. 1972 Publishers Weekly 4 Dec. 11 (advt.) Its unique combination of high ink hold-out, high brightness, and high opacity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1893
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