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pulled

[poold]

adjective

  1. of or denoting meat that is cooked until the meat can easily be pulled off the bone, as in



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Word History and Origins

Origin of pulled1

First recorded in 1730–40; pull ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
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Tributes have been paid to two women who died after being pulled from the water at one of Wales' national parks.

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American presidents and Netanyahu's own generals are known to have pulled him back, more than once over the years, from ordering military strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities.

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But then as I kind of pulled off and I didn’t see any activity, I felt more relaxed.

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The first of those trapped under rubble were pulled out within hours.

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As the firefighters pulled on their protective yellow jackets and pants, and filled their drip torches with a mixture of diesel and gasoline, Nielson bent down and grabbed a fistful of the yellow grass.

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