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Meaning of pullikins | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Pliers once used to extract teeth.

dated, plural, plural-only

Examples

“On Sundays he mounted the pulpit instead of black bare bones, and as a preacher he drew the fangs of Satan with his spiritual pullikins, almost as skillfully as he did the teeth of his brother sinners on week days, with his metallic ones.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

pullin Pulling pulling power pulling the plug Pullinger Pullings