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.