drawbackn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈdrɔːbak/, U.S.

/ˈdrɔˌbæk/,

/ˈdrɑˌbæk/

Forms: see draw v. and back adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: draw v., back adv.

Etymology: < draw v. + back adv.; in senses A. 1 and A. 3 after to draw back at draw v. Phrasal verbs 1. With sense A. 2a compare earlier pullback n. 1.

A. n.

†1. A person who draws back or holds back; one who retires or withdraws from an undertaking. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [noun] > one who is unwilling

drawback1565

bogglera1616

scrupulist1680

standback1873

hanger-back1923

1565 W. Allen Def. & Declar. Doctr. Purgatory ii. vi. f. 170^v Al times haue had certaine drawbackes in religion, and hinderers of deuotion.

1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. ii. vi. 151 Fabius..got the nick-name, to bee called, The draw-backe, or Cunctator.

1677 F. Bampfield All in One 139 If Eve do prove a draw back, an hinderer, a tempter, she breaks the primitive Law, of Matrimonial order.

1886 Putney & Wandsworth Borough News 6 Nov. 2/5 General Wolff, in his American campaign said he wanted neither standbacks nor drawbacks.

a. Something which holds or sets someone or something back; a hindrance. Cf. pullback n. 1. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > a disadvantage

damage1398

disadvantagec1425

afterdeal1481

disprofit?1555

where the shoe pinches?a1580

drawbacka1640

negative1702

take-off1797

letdown1840

disamenity1864

handicap1872

back-draw1883

disbenefit1968

a1640 W. Fenner New Birth 60 in Contin. Christ's Alarm (1657) All temptations of the world, all pul-backs and draw-backs, he that is born of God, he will have the mastery.

1720 Humourist 59 I have..as a Drawback upon my Ambition, laid aside my Silver Buckles.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xiii. 73 Daughters were but incumbrances and drawbacks upon a family.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. iv. 32 Our little vessel pursued her way without drawback.

1998 William & Mary Q. 55 599 Russian skill in fur processing and the regularity of their shipments could have been a drawback to the development of Canada's role as a supplier.

b. With from. That which subtracts or takes away from something; a diminution of something. Now somewhat rare.In later use coloured by sense A. 2c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > deduction > [noun] > that which is deducted > a deduction or diminution

drawback1753

take-off1797

1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty i. 15 An unnecessary weight, which would have been a draw-back from his strength.

1818 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 85 395 A little draw back is made from this panegyric.

1837 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe I. ii. 162 The want..was a very great drawback from the utility of their compilations.

1888 Law Notes Jan. 23/1 This proviso is rather a drawback from the usefulness of the Act.

1989 Colorado Springs Gaz. Tel. 22 July b1/1 Having parking..right in the middle of that street is a tremendous drawback from the advantages and attractiveness of a historic district.

c. A feature that makes something less attractive or advantageous; a disadvantage or problem.Now the usual sense.

ΚΠ

1843 J. Murray Hand-bk. for Travellers in France 423/2 The country is not interesting, the extreme nakedness of the hills being a great drawback.

1865 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire (new ed.) VIII. lxvii. 284 Roman citizenship had its drawbacks as well as its advantages.

1909 Wilson's Photogr. Mag. May 197/1 Carbon printing has the initial drawback that two transfers are necessary if we want a print ‘the right way round’.

1990 A. Toffler Powershift iii. xiii. 148 The drawbacks of unrestrained liberty became starkly apparent.

2001 RES 4 No. 1. 40/1 The only drawback to this camera is the lack of 16:9 capability.

a. A refund or rebate; esp. one of excise or import duty, made when the goods in question are exported. Also: the action or practice of issuing or receiving such rebates.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > discount > [noun]

God's penny1340

rebate1478

rebatement1543

allowance1663

allowing1677

drawback1680

subtrahend1685

refraction1728

reduction1820

price cut1894

1680 Exporting Unmanufactured Goods (single sheet) Our Neighbours have their Dye stuffs by Reason of the Draw backs cheaper then our Dyers.

1697 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 200 For a drawback of the duty on exportation thereof.

1775 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 23 To move for the account of the duties paid on tobacco imported; and also for an account of the drawback, when exported.

1874 G. Bancroft Footpr. of Time xi. 269 All imported goods are entitled to drawback whenever they are taken out of the United States.

1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 567 The balance in hand..shall be equally divided amongst the shareholders pro ratâ per share by way of drawback.

1993 People's Weekly World 6 Feb. 20/1 Rockefeller..gains rebates and drawbacks (kickbacks to him from the railroads on his competitors' traffic).

2009 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 14 July b2 Under duty drawback, South Korean auto exporters can import cheap components and be reimbursed for all import duties on those parts if they are in cars destined for the European market.

b. British. A rebate of a tax formerly levied on paper, made to some institutional presses under certain conditions; the action or practice of issuing or receiving such a rebate. Now historical.

ΚΠ

?1711 Reasons for amending Clause for Drawback allow'd to Universities (single sheet) All which great Grievances..will amount to almost a Prohibition of the Printing-Trade in and about London and Westminster..unless this Honourable House shall..limit the said Drawback for the Universities.

1860 Rep. Select Comm. Queen's Printer's Patent 46 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 162) XXII. 577 The quantity of paper in a pocket Bible of this size amounts to about a pound weight, so that the drawback would be 1 ½ d.

2013 S. Eliot Hist. Oxf. Univ. Press II. iii. 122 Drawback allowed entitled institutions..to reclaim the duty paid on paper that was subsequently used to print bibles, new testaments, psalms, and books of common prayer.

4. Founding. A detachable or movable piece or core in a mould. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > casting equipment > mould > parts or accessories of mould

flask1697

sharp1703

core1728

oddside1836

drawback1843

cope1856

nowel1864

rapping plate1876

prod1888

knock-out1893

undercut1909

hot top1917

tundish1926

pipe chaplet1934

natch1941

parting1967

1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 338 The term false-core is employed by the brass founder to express the same thing as the drawback of the iron founder. The former calls every loose piece of the mould not intended for holes, a false core.

1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) II. 472 The drawbacks, or false cores, made of sand pressed hard (and admitting of taking to pieces by joints).

1960 J. Laing & R. T. Rolfe Man. Foundry Pract. (ed. 3) iv. 90 When patterns are bedded in the floor, there is rarely more than one joint. Many devices are used to avoid a second, one method being the use of drawbacks.

1999 B. Caton Vulcan iii. 46 (caption) Vulcan's head required 150 individual ‘drawbacks’ or small molds that were linked together.

B. adj. (attributive).

Designating a mechanism that may be moved or pulled back, or that moves or pulls something back. Chiefly in drawback lock n. a door lock having a bolt which may be drawn back using a knob or catch inside. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > knob-lock

drawback lock1678

knob lock1768

1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ii. 21 The Draw-back spring.

1801 W. Bullock in Trans. Soc. Arts 19 290 An improved Drawback Lock for House-Doors.

1920 Machinery Oct. 159/1 This mandrel is attached to the draw-back mechanism of the turret lathe spindle.

1968 Great Bend (Kansas) Daily Tribune 2 Sept. 3/3 (advt.) Chrome plated cast drawback lock.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	drawback
释义	drawbackn.adj. Brit. /ˈdrɔːbak/, U.S. /ˈdrɔˌbæk/, /ˈdrɑˌbæk/ Forms: see draw v. and back adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: draw v., back adv. Etymology: < draw v. + back adv.; in senses A. 1 and A. 3 after to draw back at draw v. Phrasal verbs 1. With sense A. 2a compare earlier pullback n. 1. A. n. †1. A person who draws back or holds back; one who retires or withdraws from an undertaking. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [noun] > one who is unwilling drawback1565 bogglera1616 scrupulist1680 standback1873 hanger-back1923 1565 W. Allen Def. & Declar. Doctr. Purgatory ii. vi. f. 170^v Al times haue had certaine drawbackes in religion, and hinderers of deuotion. 1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. ii. vi. 151 Fabius..got the nick-name, to bee called, The draw-backe, or Cunctator. 1677 F. Bampfield All in One 139 If Eve do prove a draw back, an hinderer, a tempter, she breaks the primitive Law, of Matrimonial order. 1886 Putney & Wandsworth Borough News 6 Nov. 2/5 General Wolff, in his American campaign said he wanted neither standbacks nor drawbacks. 2. a. Something which holds or sets someone or something back; a hindrance. Cf. pullback n. 1. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > a disadvantage damage1398 disadvantagec1425 afterdeal1481 disprofit?1555 where the shoe pinches?a1580 drawbacka1640 negative1702 take-off1797 letdown1840 disamenity1864 handicap1872 back-draw1883 disbenefit1968 a1640 W. Fenner New Birth 60 in Contin. Christ's Alarm (1657) All temptations of the world, all pul-backs and draw-backs, he that is born of God, he will have the mastery. 1720 Humourist 59 I have..as a Drawback upon my Ambition, laid aside my Silver Buckles. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xiii. 73 Daughters were but incumbrances and drawbacks upon a family. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. iv. 32 Our little vessel pursued her way without drawback. 1998 William & Mary Q. 55 599 Russian skill in fur processing and the regularity of their shipments could have been a drawback to the development of Canada's role as a supplier. b. With from. That which subtracts or takes away from something; a diminution of something. Now somewhat rare.In later use coloured by sense A. 2c. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > deduction > [noun] > that which is deducted > a deduction or diminution drawback1753 take-off1797 1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty i. 15 An unnecessary weight, which would have been a draw-back from his strength. 1818 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 85 395 A little draw back is made from this panegyric. 1837 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe I. ii. 162 The want..was a very great drawback from the utility of their compilations. 1888 Law Notes Jan. 23/1 This proviso is rather a drawback from the usefulness of the Act. 1989 Colorado Springs Gaz. Tel. 22 July b1/1 Having parking..right in the middle of that street is a tremendous drawback from the advantages and attractiveness of a historic district. c. A feature that makes something less attractive or advantageous; a disadvantage or problem.Now the usual sense. ΚΠ 1843 J. Murray Hand-bk. for Travellers in France 423/2 The country is not interesting, the extreme nakedness of the hills being a great drawback. 1865 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire (new ed.) VIII. lxvii. 284 Roman citizenship had its drawbacks as well as its advantages. 1909 Wilson's Photogr. Mag. May 197/1 Carbon printing has the initial drawback that two transfers are necessary if we want a print ‘the right way round’. 1990 A. Toffler Powershift iii. xiii. 148 The drawbacks of unrestrained liberty became starkly apparent. 2001 RES 4 No. 1. 40/1 The only drawback to this camera is the lack of 16:9 capability. 3. a. A refund or rebate; esp. one of excise or import duty, made when the goods in question are exported. Also: the action or practice of issuing or receiving such rebates. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > discount > [noun] God's penny1340 rebate1478 rebatement1543 allowance1663 allowing1677 drawback1680 subtrahend1685 refraction1728 reduction1820 price cut1894 1680 Exporting Unmanufactured Goods (single sheet) Our Neighbours have their Dye stuffs by Reason of the Draw backs cheaper then our Dyers. 1697 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) IV. 200 For a drawback of the duty on exportation thereof. 1775 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 23 To move for the account of the duties paid on tobacco imported; and also for an account of the drawback, when exported. 1874 G. Bancroft Footpr. of Time xi. 269 All imported goods are entitled to drawback whenever they are taken out of the United States. 1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 567 The balance in hand..shall be equally divided amongst the shareholders pro ratâ per share by way of drawback. 1993 People's Weekly World 6 Feb. 20/1 Rockefeller..gains rebates and drawbacks (kickbacks to him from the railroads on his competitors' traffic). 2009 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 14 July b2 Under duty drawback, South Korean auto exporters can import cheap components and be reimbursed for all import duties on those parts if they are in cars destined for the European market. b. British. A rebate of a tax formerly levied on paper, made to some institutional presses under certain conditions; the action or practice of issuing or receiving such a rebate. Now historical. ΚΠ ?1711 Reasons for amending Clause for Drawback allow'd to Universities (single sheet) All which great Grievances..will amount to almost a Prohibition of the Printing-Trade in and about London and Westminster..unless this Honourable House shall..limit the said Drawback for the Universities. 1860 Rep. Select Comm. Queen's Printer's Patent 46 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 162) XXII. 577 The quantity of paper in a pocket Bible of this size amounts to about a pound weight, so that the drawback would be 1 ½ d. 2013 S. Eliot Hist. Oxf. Univ. Press II. iii. 122 Drawback allowed entitled institutions..to reclaim the duty paid on paper that was subsequently used to print bibles, new testaments, psalms, and books of common prayer. 4. Founding. A detachable or movable piece or core in a mould. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > casting equipment > mould > parts or accessories of mould flask1697 sharp1703 core1728 oddside1836 drawback1843 cope1856 nowel1864 rapping plate1876 prod1888 knock-out1893 undercut1909 hot top1917 tundish1926 pipe chaplet1934 natch1941 parting1967 1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 338 The term false-core is employed by the brass founder to express the same thing as the drawback of the iron founder. The former calls every loose piece of the mould not intended for holes, a false core. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) II. 472 The drawbacks, or false cores, made of sand pressed hard (and admitting of taking to pieces by joints). 1960 J. Laing & R. T. Rolfe Man. Foundry Pract. (ed. 3) iv. 90 When patterns are bedded in the floor, there is rarely more than one joint. Many devices are used to avoid a second, one method being the use of drawbacks. 1999 B. Caton Vulcan iii. 46 (caption) Vulcan's head required 150 individual ‘drawbacks’ or small molds that were linked together. B. adj. (attributive). Designating a mechanism that may be moved or pulled back, or that moves or pulls something back. Chiefly in drawback lock n. a door lock having a bolt which may be drawn back using a knob or catch inside. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock > knob-lock drawback lock1678 knob lock1768 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ii. 21 The Draw-back spring. 1801 W. Bullock in Trans. Soc. Arts 19 290 An improved Drawback Lock for House-Doors. 1920 Machinery Oct. 159/1 This mandrel is attached to the draw-back mechanism of the turret lathe spindle. 1968 Great Bend (Kansas) Daily Tribune 2 Sept. 3/3 (advt.) Chrome plated cast drawback lock. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1565
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