4. A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull.
5. The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river. [Colloq.]
6. The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or the mug. [Slang] Dickens.
7. Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing; as, in weights the favorite had the pull. [Slang]
8. (Cricket)
Defn: A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side. The pull is not a legitimate stroke, but bad cricket. R. A. Proctor.
PULLAIL
Pul"lail, n. Etym: [F. poulaille.]
Defn: Poultry. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
PULLBACK
Pull"back`, n.
1. That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a hindrance.