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Meanings of shy back in English

To retreat unwillingly and/or suddenly, often caused by sudden pain, shock, scare, fright, surprise, or similar.

Usage of shy back in English
1
The absence of any sort of guard railing made us shy back from the edge.
The Great Book of Amber
2
Would they have let the lads of Andernach float down cabbage-stalks to them without a shy back?
Farina
3
Trapped beneath their heels, stretched shadows shy back from the flames, yet do not jump or dance.
Voice of the Fire
4
It might appear strange that she does not shy back, on seeing him in company with another man.
The Lone Ranche
5
Gulping air in horrified panic, Galina shied back from the woman.
Wheel of Time [08]: The Path of Daggers
6
Startled, she shied back, then opened her generous mouth, a bit like a fish.
Soulless
7
Carlyle shied back as the Utopian reached for her throat.
Seven Surrenders
8
He came so close that Racer shied back.
The Plains of Passage
9
She shied back as though he'd slapped her.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
10
Again, the tired roan shied back from the bleached bones of a traveller, picked clean by wolves.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
11
The dog shied back, uncertain and frightened.
Nemesis Game
12
At first blinded, she shied back.
Winter’s Tale
13
The leyaks shied back even farther.
Death Trance
14
Ever as he approaches it shies back, rearing and pitching to the full length and stretch of the bridle-rein.
The Lone Ranche
15
The Allen shied back farther.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
16
I shouted, as they shied back upon us, and two were caught and held fast- Iknownot by whom.
Corporal Sam and Other Stories