Meanings
nounpullstring (plural pullstrings)
plural pullstrings · alternative pull string · alternative pull-string
- A cord that activates or releases something when pulled.
These crates were constructed to unload the wood with a pullstring. Like puppets, the wood danced in the air as it was unloaded.
2004, Debra Porter, Lucid Dream: A Healing Allegory, page 361 more example
The toy includes a pullstring phonograph and a mechanism for preventing inward movement of the string until the predetermined operation is performed.
1975, Gazette Du Bureau Des Brevets
Origin
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APA
pullstring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pullstring
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“pullstring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pullstring. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pullstring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pullstring.
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