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Holdoff

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects.

    "The ladder holdoff enabled him to clean the gutters easily without the ladder's weight damaging them."

  2. 2
    A delay or forbearance.

    "There was a three-month holdoff in the decision."

Etymology

Deverbal from hold off.

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