It gave the Doctor such a pull over me as nothing else could.

We gave him three cheers, and when the ambulance came up we took a pull at the champagne in honor of the Grand Duke's success.

At length he begins to feel our steady pull, and inch by inch, struggling demoniacally, he nears the bank.

"I rather think we are all right now, but we've got a hard pull ahead of us.

Traction N. traction; drawing &c v.; draught, pull, haul; rake; a long pull a strong pull and a pull all together; towage^, haulage.

Besides, without being a sentimental sort of beggar, I don't lose sight of the fact that you helped pull me out of a hole when I sure needed a pull.

He still struggled, wallowing feebly, vainly resisting the downward pull of the sand.

Your engine will not appear to be making any effort, either, in making the pull.

I was wet to the skin and in no amiable humor; and not being able to find bell-pull or knocker, or even a door, I belabored the side of the house with my heavy walking-stick.

We won't mind de haul an' pull, While dem pickny belly full.

"It's beastly stupid but I am having a hard pull at my studies.

Then, little by little, he increased his pull until all the strength of leg muscles, back, and arms was brought to bear.

Only once in the entire half-year had he said a lesson to the dreadful master himself, and of course it was a ruinous failure, involving some tremendous pulls of Eric's hair, and making him tremble like a leaf.

For Cordova rode with legs braced, keeping a tight pull that bent the head of Alcatraz down.

Captain Wallingford, please lend us a pull.

Well, now, damn yer eyes! lay too an' pull.

"If you could manage, ma'am, to draw up your knee an inch or soor if you wouldn' mind my takin' a pull" "Not at all," said Mrs. Lobb.

I guessed this meant a hard pull, and guessed right.

When I sewed the leather back on, it never showed, but the minute he struck his gait they broke with him and he begin to miss his pull.

Fodder, obeying the pull upon the rein, sweeped down upon O'Brallaghan's shop, and in the midst of the cries of babies, the barking of dogs, and the shrill screams of elderly ladies, entered the broad door of the clothes-warehouse, and thrust his nose into Mr. O'Brallaghan's face, just as that gentleman was cutting out the sixth pair of pantaloons for himself, in which he was to personate St. Michael.

" After this no man spake more, but each munched away at his bread and cheese lustily, with ever and anon a pull at the beer.

Mr. PRINGLE, having asserted that candidates for appointments under the War Office were successful simply on account of possessing a "pull" with the Selection Department, was quietly reminded by the UNDER-SECRETARY that he himself had attempted to use his influence on behalf of a candidate.

Sometimes, after I had taken a hand from Croz or received a pull, I turned to offer the same to Hudson, but he invariably declined, saying it was not necessary.

Steady there, Bandy-legs, no hurry, rememberjust a regular increasing pull!

" He smiled ever so faintly, a mere movement of the corners of his mouth, at the pink flush which rose quickly in her cheeks, and then resumed his steady pull at the oars.