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Webster 1913 Edition


Sull

Sull

,
Noun.
[AS.
suluh
,
sulh
, a plow; cf. OHG.
suohili
a little plow.]
A plow.
[Obs.]
Ainsworth.

Definition 2024


sull

sull

See also: sull'

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʌl/

Verb

sull (third-person singular simple present sulls, present participle sulling, simple past and past participle sulled)

  1. to stop, to refuse to go on (of an animal - example - donkey or a possum plays dead)
    • 1992: The mesteño had stopped and sulled in the road with its forefeet spread and he sat looking after her. — Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

Etymology 2

Anglo-Saxon suluh, sulh, a plough; compare Old High German suohili a little plough.

Noun

sull (plural sulls)

  1. (obsolete) A plough.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ainsworth to this entry?)


Icelandic

Noun

sull n (sulls)

  1. a mixture, a mix
  2. a watered down drink, piss, slosh

Derived terms