Pulaski

¹

[puh-las-kee]

noun

1. Count Casimir 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.

2. a town in SW Virginia.

3. Fort. Fort Pulaski.

Pulaski

²

[puh-las-kee]

noun

1. a double-edged hand tool having an ax blade on one side and a pickax or wide chisel on the opposite side, used especially in clearing land and removing tree stumps.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pulaski¹

1920–25, after Edward C. Pulaski (1866–1931), U.S. forest ranger, its inventor

Example Sentences

Mario Bedolla has worked as a driver and clerk manager at North Pulaski Fresh Market in Chicago for more than four decades.

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Bedolla, the driver and clerk manager at North Pulaski Fresh Market, said that although foot traffic at his store has declined as customers react to high costs, many still end up returning every week.

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He and two other veterans presented Harris with a Pulaski, a wildfire tool used for building firebreaks, and a paratrooper patch.

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But he caught a break on the first step of the minor league ladder when John Boles, a special assistant with the Mariners, saw Bantz play for Seattle’s rookie-level team in Pulaski, Va.

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Justices ruled that the four laws did not violate the U.S. or Arkansas constitutions, reversing and dsimissing the 2022 ruling by a Pulaski County judge.

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