Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull-through

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables: pul-l-through
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An exercise in which weight is pulled via a cable passed between the legs.

noun

A length of cord about a metre long with a narrow cylindrical weight at one end and loops at the other. Used for cleaning rifle barrels, by pulling through a piece of cloth.

noun

The trick of apparently cutting the cards while leaving the deck in the same sequence as before.

Example Sentences

"THE PULL-THROUGH is used for a crooked shuffle to keep the cards stacked."
"The most popular and most deceptive of the false shuffles is the Pull Through [sic], a dazzling and completely crooked shuffle which doesn't alter the position of a single card."

Etymology

Deverbal from pull through.

Inflected Forms

pull-throughs (plural)

Questions

What does pull-through mean?: An exercise in which weight is pulled via a cable passed between the legs.
Where does pull-through come from?: Deverbal from pull through.

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