pul
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of pul
First recorded in 1925–30; from Persian pūl, from Turkish pul
Example Sentences
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They told their mother Kantaben they were going to "julto pul", or hanging bridge - a historic colonial era suspension footbridge, which had reopened just a few days earlier, after months of repairs.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2022
“Then I take it out, I pul foil over it and let it sit for at least an hour. It’s the resting time that really works.”
From Washington Times • Nov. 26, 2014
In Korean the phrase is hang bong pul myung�address unknown.
From Time Magazine Archive
In fact, a guy who raises pigs told me lo pul a radio near the animal with some soft music.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus, in the Mazatec language, of Mexico, we find indidi "boy," tzadi "girl," indi "son," and in the Cholona, of Peru, nun-pullup "boy," ila-pullup "girl," pul "son,"—where ila means "female," and nun "male."
From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Chamberlain, Alexander F.
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