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
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.