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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.