unpulleyedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈpʊlɪd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpʊlid/ Without a pulley; (also) not worked by a pulley.figurative in quot. 1839.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [adjective] > loose, unfastened, or untied > not fastened in other specific manner
unpinneda1393
unlaced1447
unnailed?1572
unrooted1604
ungirthed1628
unlatched1651
unchained1664
unlooped1716
unbolted1793
unbelted1814
unhinged1824
unclasped1825
unpulleyed1839
strapless1846
unwelded1846
unroped1849
unhasped1856
unwhipped1867
unbuckled1874
unsoldered1876
stringless1882
unspiked1902
unclipped1922
unzippered1936
unzipped1940
1839 W. S. Landor Andrea of Hungary i. ii, in Andrea of Hungary & Giovanna of Naples 16 But intellect.., unpullied and adrift, Burns its dull heart away in smouldering scorn.
a1846 J. H. Frere Wks. (1872) 278 The window frame of massy cast, Unhinged, unpullied, never fast, Trembles and jostles to the blast.
2000 J. Deaver Empty Chair (2005) xxviii. 308 Unlike in the movies, an arrow fired by an unpulleyed bow usually won't penetrate very far into the skin and is rarely fatal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1839