HOLDBACK

Etymology

Noun

holdback (plural holdbacks)

restraint (act or result of holding back, device that restrains)

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.

The strap or part of the harness so used.

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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