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tractor pull

American  

noun

  1. a contest in which tractors compete to pull the heaviest load.


Etymology

Origin of tractor pull

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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He had to have a tractor pull out his truck, which sank into the mud.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

Cute little goats will scamper up the 16-foot-tall Goat Mountain, and the very first tractor purchased for the farm will be set out for a tractor pull.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2022

They were showing a tractor pull from Wheatland, Missouri.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2019

I heard a few more shots and saw the tractor pull away.

From Washington Times • Nov. 14, 2018

Several days later, BCS No. 1 pick LSU narrowly outlasted the Sooners in a defensive tussle that resembled a tractor pull at the Sugar Bowl and took home the BCS trophy.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2011