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Where does “legpuller” come from?

legpuller (English) comes from English puller, from English pull, from Middle English pullen, from Irish -aí, from Old Irish -ide, from Old Irish -de — Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

legpuller (English): One who teases or tells joking untruths

Definitions

  1. One who teases or tells joking untruths

Ancestry of “legpuller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpullerAnything that pulls, but especially a hoist in...
2EnglishpullTo apply a force to so that it comes toward the...
3Middle Englishpullento pull
4Irish-aíEnding of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
5Old Irish-ide—
6Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...
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