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