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Tull

British  
/ tʌl /

noun

  1. Jethro (ˈdʒɛθrəʊ). 1674–1741, English agriculturalist, who invented the seed drill

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The lackluster Richard Tull has a pile of unpublished manuscripts and pays the bills by reviewing books for a journal nobody reads and editing the equally obscure Little Magazine.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

It worked... but only once, when the band were asked to stand in for an absent Jethro Tull.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2025

The seeds for one of the Grammys’ most objectively wacky choices — Jethro Tull over Metallica for hard rock/metal performance in 1989 — were sown on this ripping track from 1971’s “Aqualung.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 15, 2023

It just raised another $200 million in venture capital, including from a fund led by Thomas Tull, a onetime Hollywood producer of films like “Inception” and “Superman Returns” who is now investing in military start-ups.

From New York Times Nov. 6, 2023

Despite my dad confusing Donny Osmond for Ozzy Osbourne, he and Slash were still able to bond over bands like Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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