Definition of Drawbeck
Draw"back` (?), n. 1.
A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value, success,
etc.; a discouragement or hindrance; objectionable feature.
The avarice of Henry VII . . . . must be deemed a
drawback from the wisdom ascribed to him.
Hallam.
2. (Com.) Money paid back or remitted;
especially, a certain amount of duties or customs, sometimes the
whole, and sometimes only a part, remitted or paid back by the
government, on the exportation of the commodities on which they were
levied. M‘Culloch.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
Poor fuel economy is a common drawback among larger vehicles.
draw back- to retreat from a position
- to move backwards
- to withdraw from an undertaking
- to pull something back or apart
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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