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Word of the Day: Catachrestical

Pullback [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

That which keeps back, or restrains from proceeding.

Pullback [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance.

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