Word Meanings - PULLER - Book Publishers vocabulary database
One who, or that which, pulls. Proud setter up and puller down of kings. Shak.
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- PROUDLING
A proud or haughty person. Sylvester. - PROUD
prout, prud, prut, AS. prut; akin to Icel. pruedhr stately, handsome, 1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as: Possessing or showing too great self-esteem; overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant; haughty; lordly; - WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town. - SETTER
A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally they indicated it by - PROUDISH
Somewhat proud. Ash. - WHICH
the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who. - KINGSHIP
The state, office, or dignity of a king; royalty. Landor. - KINGSTON VALVE
A conical valve, opening outward, to close the mouth of a pipe which passes through the side of a vessel below the water line. - KINGSTON; KINGSTONE
The black angel fish. See Angel fish, under Angel. - KINGSTON METAL
. An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery. McElrath. - PROUDLY
In a proud manner; with lofty airs or mien; haughtily; arrogantly; boastfully. Proudly he marches on, and void of fear. Addison. - PULLER
One who, or that which, pulls. Proud setter up and puller down of kings. Shak. - SETTERWORT
The bear's-foot ; -- so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also pegroots. Dr. Prior. - PROUDNESS
The quality of being proud; pride. Set aside all arrogancy and proudness. Latimer. - OVERPROUD
Exceedingly or unduly proud. "Overproud of his victory." Milton. - MOCKINGSTOCK
A butt of sport; an object of derision. - TOP-PROUD
Proud to the highest degree. "This top-proud fellow." Shak. - UNKINGSHIP
The quality or condition of being unkinged; abolition of monarchy. Unkingship was proclaimed, and his majesty's statues thrown down. Evelyn. - WIRE-PULLER
One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet; hence, one who operates by secret means; an intriguer. Political wire-pullers and convention packers. Lowell. - RESETTER
One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or criminal. - UNDERSETTER
One who, or that which, undersets or supports; a prop; a support; a pedestal. - BESETTER
One who, or that which, besets. - WINTER-PROUD
Having too rank or forward a growth for winter. When either corn is winter-proud, or other plants put forth and bud too early. Holland. - ROUGHSETTER
A mason who builds rough stonework.