pulling powern.

Brit.

/ˈpʊlɪŋ ˌpaʊə/, U.S.

/ˈpʊlɪŋ ˌpaʊər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pulling n., power n.¹

Etymology: < pulling n. + power n.¹ Compare earlier pull n.¹ 10.

1. The capacity of something to exert a physical pull; the extent of this capacity.

ΚΠ

1857 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 20 196/1 Heat, electricity, electro-magnetism, magnetism, and pulling power were all only different manifestations of one and the same force.

1862 Railway Times 26 July 233/3 A body falling from an infinite distance has already used up 1,299,999 parts out of 1,300,000 of the earth's pulling power, when it has arrived within 16 ft. of the surface.

1929 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 8 Sept. 8/4 This cuts the driving speed in half and doubles the pulling power of the car over what it would be if no gears were employed.

1977 J. Lee Tales Boatmen Told xii. 162 Two sorrel horses furnished the pulling power, driven by a colored boy with a darky at the tiller handle.

2000 Adv. Driving (Inst. Adv. Motorists) Summer 10/2 I have become accustomed to exploiting the strong pulling power of diesels at low revolutions.

a. The capacity to attract customers, supporters, etc.; allure, appeal, glamour, cachet; = pull n.¹ 10c.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > power or faculty of

allurement1548

alluringness1606

magnetism1650

allectation1656

invitingness1656

magneticness1663

winningness1727

seductiveness1815

pull1874

seduction1882

pulling power1899

1899 Mansfield (Ohio) News 13 Feb. 5/3 The pulling power of an ad is not to be determined by its size.

1915 Staffordshire Sentinel 20 Apr. 1/3 (advt.) The local tradesmen who succeed are those who recognise the extraordinary pulling power of advertisements in the ‘Sentinel’.

1937 A. Wynn in J. F. Dobie & M. C. Boatright Straight Texas 197 No other social occasion has had the pulling power of the camp meeting.

1966 N. Nicolson in H. Nicolson Diaries & Lett. 66 Harold Nicolson's importance to Mosley, apart from the increasing pulling-power of his name, was his close connection with Beaverbrook.

2006 Irish Times (Nexis) 10 June 17 That pulling power has been exploited to its maximum by FIFA..which recognises the value of its showpiece tournament.

b. British colloquial. The ability to attract a sexual partner.

ΚΠ

1976 Times 15 Nov. 12/6 Two young wives are gazing..at a topless tart sitting in her window across the street. Babs..joins in the game, and departs, having proved her greater pulling power, leaving Sandra..to try her luck.

1984 Financial Times (Nexis) 29 Sept. 14 Fame is a pungent aphrodisiac. Some quite ugly people develop remarkable pulling-power with the opposite sex when they become famous.

2005 Independent 19 Apr. 42/5 Is that why women who look like Elle MacPherson worry that ‘looking fat’ will impede their pulling power?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pulling power
释义	pulling powern. Brit. /ˈpʊlɪŋ ˌpaʊə/, U.S. /ˈpʊlɪŋ ˌpaʊər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pulling n., power n.¹ Etymology: < pulling n. + power n.¹ Compare earlier pull n.¹ 10. 1. The capacity of something to exert a physical pull; the extent of this capacity. ΚΠ 1857 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 20 196/1 Heat, electricity, electro-magnetism, magnetism, and pulling power were all only different manifestations of one and the same force. 1862 Railway Times 26 July 233/3 A body falling from an infinite distance has already used up 1,299,999 parts out of 1,300,000 of the earth's pulling power, when it has arrived within 16 ft. of the surface. 1929 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 8 Sept. 8/4 This cuts the driving speed in half and doubles the pulling power of the car over what it would be if no gears were employed. 1977 J. Lee Tales Boatmen Told xii. 162 Two sorrel horses furnished the pulling power, driven by a colored boy with a darky at the tiller handle. 2000 Adv. Driving (Inst. Adv. Motorists) Summer 10/2 I have become accustomed to exploiting the strong pulling power of diesels at low revolutions. 2. a. The capacity to attract customers, supporters, etc.; allure, appeal, glamour, cachet; = pull n.¹ 10c. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > power or faculty of allurement1548 alluringness1606 magnetism1650 allectation1656 invitingness1656 magneticness1663 winningness1727 seductiveness1815 pull1874 seduction1882 pulling power1899 1899 Mansfield (Ohio) News 13 Feb. 5/3 The pulling power of an ad is not to be determined by its size. 1915 Staffordshire Sentinel 20 Apr. 1/3 (advt.) The local tradesmen who succeed are those who recognise the extraordinary pulling power of advertisements in the ‘Sentinel’. 1937 A. Wynn in J. F. Dobie & M. C. Boatright Straight Texas 197 No other social occasion has had the pulling power of the camp meeting. 1966 N. Nicolson in H. Nicolson Diaries & Lett. 66 Harold Nicolson's importance to Mosley, apart from the increasing pulling-power of his name, was his close connection with Beaverbrook. 2006 Irish Times (Nexis) 10 June 17 That pulling power has been exploited to its maximum by FIFA..which recognises the value of its showpiece tournament. b. British colloquial. The ability to attract a sexual partner. ΚΠ 1976 Times 15 Nov. 12/6 Two young wives are gazing..at a topless tart sitting in her window across the street. Babs..joins in the game, and departs, having proved her greater pulling power, leaving Sandra..to try her luck. 1984 Financial Times (Nexis) 29 Sept. 14 Fame is a pungent aphrodisiac. Some quite ugly people develop remarkable pulling-power with the opposite sex when they become famous. 2005 Independent 19 Apr. 42/5 Is that why women who look like Elle MacPherson worry that ‘looking fat’ will impede their pulling power? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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