pullikins
/ˈpʊlɪkɪnz/(also pulikins, pullikens, pullykins) Dentistry. Now historical
noun
Forceps or pliers used to extract teeth.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Randle Holme (1627–1700), herald painter. From pull + -kins, with insertion of -i-, apparently for euphony.
- Saint-Gaudens, Augustus
- Saint George
- sainthood
- Saint John
- Saint Joseph
- Saint Laurent, Yves
- Saint Lawrence Island
- saintlike
- saintliness
- Saint Louis Park
- saintly
- Saint-Lô
- Saint-Mihiel
- saintpaulia
- Saint Savior
- Saint Saviour
- Saint-Saëns, Camille
- saint's day
- saintship
- Saint-Simon, Comte de
- Saint-Simon, Duc de
- Saint-Tropez
- Saipan
- saith
- saithe