different between holdover vs foldover

holdover

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase hold over.

Pronunciation

Noun

holdover (plural holdovers)

  1. Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time.
    That policy is a holdover from days of punch card data entry.
    • 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things
      Castle Rock Middle School was a frowning pile of red brick standing between the Post Office and the Library, a holdover from the time when the town elders didn't feel entirely comfortable with a school unless it looked like a reformatory.
  2. (firearms) The distance (at target) by which a rifle scope is aimed higher than the intended point of impact in order to compensate for bullet drop over the distance to the target.
    This rangefinder not only measures the distance to the target, but also provides a digital readout of the inches of holdover at that distance.

Anagrams

  • overhold

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foldover

English

Etymology

fold +? over

Adjective

foldover (not comparable)

  1. Having one component that folds over the top of another.

Noun

foldover (plural foldovers)

  1. Any food prepared by folding, such as a calzone or apple turnover.
    • 2007, Pillsbury Holiday Baking (page 68)
      Assemble the foldovers and arrange them on a foil-lined cookie sheet; freeze until firm.

Anagrams

  • overfold

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