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pull through
pull-through
pull together
pull up
pull-up
pullback
pullet
pulley
pulley bone
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pullorum disease
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pulley bone
pul·ley bone (plural pul·ley bones)


noun 
Definition:
 
Southern U.S. 
Same as  wishbone (sense 1)

[<pull (see wishbone)]

Regional History

Pulley bone is a general-currency word used throughout the South. Other names include breastbone, good-luck bone, lucky bone, and pull bone.
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