standbackn.

Brit.

/ˈstan(d)bak/, U.S.

/ˈstæn(d)ˌbæk/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to stand back at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1.

Etymology: < to stand back at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1.

1. A person who holds back; one who refrains from becoming involved in an undertaking. Now rare.In early use frequently in parodic names of regiments.

ΚΠ

1873 Huddersfield Daily Chron. 13 May 4/5 My name is Brown, of her Majesty's Royal Standbacks.

1886 Putney & Wandsworth Borough News 6 Nov. 2/5 General Wolff, in his American campaign said he wanted neither standbacks nor drawbacks.

1951 Manch. Guardian Weekly 23 Aug. 2/3 Some of these have already been brought by Mr Churchill to the front bench to speak on their given subject. These men must have some influence on policy and in no case would it be exerted on the side of the standbacks.

†2. A source of strength, a support. Obsolete.Apparently only in the works of D. H. Lawrence.

ΚΠ

1915 D. H. Lawrence Rainbow xii. 313 Gudrun was..a great comfort and shield to her... This was a great stand-back to Ursula, who suffered agonies when she thought a person disliked her.

1922 D. H. Lawrence Aaron's Rod (N.Y. ed.) x. 122 I had a corporal called Wallace... He was my stand-back.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	standback
释义	standbackn. Brit. /ˈstan(d)bak/, U.S. /ˈstæn(d)ˌbæk/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to stand back at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < to stand back at stand v. Phrasal verbs 1. 1. A person who holds back; one who refrains from becoming involved in an undertaking. Now rare.In early use frequently in parodic names of regiments. ΚΠ 1873 Huddersfield Daily Chron. 13 May 4/5 My name is Brown, of her Majesty's Royal Standbacks. 1886 Putney & Wandsworth Borough News 6 Nov. 2/5 General Wolff, in his American campaign said he wanted neither standbacks nor drawbacks. 1951 Manch. Guardian Weekly 23 Aug. 2/3 Some of these have already been brought by Mr Churchill to the front bench to speak on their given subject. These men must have some influence on policy and in no case would it be exerted on the side of the standbacks. †2. A source of strength, a support. Obsolete.Apparently only in the works of D. H. Lawrence. ΚΠ 1915 D. H. Lawrence Rainbow xii. 313 Gudrun was..a great comfort and shield to her... This was a great stand-back to Ursula, who suffered agonies when she thought a person disliked her. 1922 D. H. Lawrence Aaron's Rod (N.Y. ed.) x. 122 I had a corporal called Wallace... He was my stand-back. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1873
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