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PULLBACK

\pˈʊlbak], \pˈʊlbak], \p_ˈʊ_l_b_a_k]\

Definitions of PULLBACK

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops); "the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops"
a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back; "the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

The iron hook fixed to a casement to pull it shut, or to hold it party open at a fixed point.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

That which keeps back.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. That which keeps back, or restrains from proceeding ; a drawback.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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