offhold.
To retain.
Meaning & usage
To retain.
To hold off; prevent; refrain; avoid; shun.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ofholden, from Old English ofhealdan (“to withhold, retain”), equivalent to off- + hold. Cognate with Dutch afhouden (“to detain, deter”), German abhalten (“to discourage, prevent, deter”).
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