throwback
[ throh-bak ]
/ ˈθroʊˌbæk /
noun
an act of throwing back.
a setback or check.
the reversion to an ancestral or earlier type or character; atavism.
an example of this.
Origin of throwback
1855–60; 1915–20
for def 3; noun use of verb phrase
throw back
Words nearby throwback
throw up one's hands,
throw up to,
throw weight,
throw-weight,
throwaway,
throwback,
throwed,
thrower,
throwing stick,
thrown,
thrown silk
Example sentences from the Web for throwback
British Dictionary definitions for throwback
throwback
/ (ˈθrəʊˌbæk) /
noun
- a person, animal, or plant that has the characteristics of an earlier or more primitive type
- a reversion to such an organism
verb throw back (adverb)
(intr)
to revert to an earlier or more primitive type
(tr foll by on)
to force to depend (on)
the crisis threw her back on her faith in God