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sull - What does it mean?

Definition of 'sull'

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(en-verb)
  • 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

    (en-noun)
  • (obsolete) A plough.
  • (Ainsworth)
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