pull-on
[ noun pool-on, -awn; adjective pool-on, -awn ]
/ noun ˈpʊlˌɒn, -ˌɔn; adjective ˈpʊlˈɒn, -ˈɔn /
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noun
an item of apparel that is pulled on, as a sweater or glove.
adjective
designed to be put on by being pulled on: a pull-on jersey.
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Origin of pull-on
First recorded in 1915–20; noun, adj. use of verb phrase pull on
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pull on
verb
(tr, adverb) to don (clothing)
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