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Meaning of holdback

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

holdback

noun

Definitions

  1. Restraint (act or result of holding back, device that restrains)

  2. 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.

  3. The strap or part of the harness so used.