pull-through

noun

An exercise in which weight is pulled via a cable passed between the legs.

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Meanings

nounpull-through (plural pull-throughs)

plural pull-throughs

  1. An exercise in which weight is pulled via a cable passed between the legs.
  2. A length of cord about a metre long with a narrow cylindrical weight at one end and loops at the other. Used for cleaning rifle barrels, by pulling through a piece of cloth.
  3. gamblingThe trick of apparently cutting the cards while leaving the deck in the same sequence as before.

    THE PULL-THROUGH is used for a crooked shuffle to keep the cards stacked.

    1942, Yank, volume 1, numbers 1-45, page 8
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    The most popular and most deceptive of the false shuffles is the Pull Through [sic], a dazzling and completely crooked shuffle which doesn't alter the position of a single card.

    1961, John Scarne, Complete Guide to Gambling, page 547

Origin

Deverbal from pull through.

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“pull-through.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull-through. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull-through,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull-through.

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