put back (v.) Old form(s): backe , put'st backe
repulse, reject, refuse
3H6 V.v.80[Queen as if to Richard] Petitioners for blood thou ne'er puttest back
TC IV.iv.33[Troilus to Cressida] injury of chance / Puts back leave-taking
Tim II.ii.135[Timon to Flavius] Perchance some single vantages you took / When my indisposition put you back [i.e. my reluctance to talk about the subject put you off]
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