"pullbacks" in the noun sense
1. pullback, tieback
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"
2. pullback
military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops
"the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops"
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