Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rulley

/ˈɹʌli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rul-ley
IPA: /ˈɹʌli/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A four-wheeled horse- or tractor-drawn wagon, usually with low or non-existent sides, used for farm work, to carry goods and, on occasion, people. Fixed rear axle, turntable front axle.

British usage

Example Sentences

"When a trolley was fully loaded it was moved to a narrow platform (called a butting strip) against which rulleys [f]or the various town delivery districts were backed, and the goods were transferred from the trolley to the rulleys."
"We picked up the Ellerbecks at the Station — as Chapel Steward he'd been kept a seat at Mr Dowthwaite's right hand on the first rulley — then on to town where market day slowed us to a walk and, sometimes, a halt, as other wagons manoeuvred on the cobbled square."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

rulleys (plural) rully (alternative)

Derived Forms

rulleyman

Questions

How do you pronounce rulley?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹʌli/.
What does rulley mean?: A four-wheeled horse- or tractor-drawn wagon, usually with low or non-existent sides, used for farm work, to carry goods and, on occasion, people. Fixed rear axle, turntable front axle.

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