Definition of Holdbeck
Hold"back` (?), n. 1.
Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle.
The only holdback is the affection . . . that
we bear to our wealth. Hammond.
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 down hill, or in backing; also, the strap or part
of the harness so used.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- to act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power
Don't hold back. Hit it as hard as you can.
- to contain; stop
The dam can't hold back that much water.
- to delay, especially in school
He's a year younger than his classmates because he was held back in second grade.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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