sull

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/sʌl/Northern England/sʊl/

verb

Of an animal: to stop; to refuse to go on.

OriginOld English sulh →
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Meanings

sull1

verbsull (third-person singular simple present sulls, present participle sulling, simple past and past participle sulled)

present singular third person sulls · participle present sulling · participle past sulled · past sulled

  1. intransitiveOf an animal: to stop; to refuse to go on.

    The mesteño had stopped and sulled in the road with its forefeet spread and he sat looking after her.

    1992, Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

sull2

nounsull (plural sulls)

plural sulls

  1. EnglandWesterndialectalA plough.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
plough

Origin

sull · verb

Back-formation from sullen.

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sull · noun

  1. Old Englishsulh“plough”
  2. Englishsull

From Old English sulh (“plough”). Compare sullow and Old High German suohili (“little plough”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sull

nullhullskulldullgullmullculllullscullannultrulldehullmew gullpressure hull
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APA

sull. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sull

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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