pullableadj.
/ˈpʊləbl/, U.S. /ˈpʊləb(ə)l/ Capable of being pulled (in various senses of the verb).
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the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [adjective] > relating to or used in pulling > pulled > able to be
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1843 J. W. Carlyle in Let. 18 Aug. (1883) I. 241 She had not so much as taken off the curtains; I tore them off distractedly, pulled in pieces all of the bed that was pullable.
1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 Apr. 1/2 If he and his rivals were wooden crocks sent round by ‘pullable’ machinery.
1957 Times 30 Jan. 9/4 May I put in a plea that the makers of crackers may by next year produce one that is easily pullable by small children?
1978 J. Sherwood Limericks of Lachasse x. 113 He just enjoyed pulling people's legs... Baer's leg is very pullable.
1997 J-17 Oct. 30/1 There are plenty of pullable punters and you like to hunt alone.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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