retractor

  1. Noun.  One who, or that which, retracts.
  2. Noun.  In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
  3. Noun.  A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
  4. Noun.  (chess) A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.

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