Associations to the word «Holdback»

Wiktionary

HOLDBACK, noun. Restraint (act or result of holding back, device that restrains)
HOLDBACK, 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.
HOLDBACK, noun. The strap or part of the harness so used.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.