pull through

English

Noun

pull through (plural pull throughs)

A length of cord about a metre long with a narrow cylindrical weight at one end and loops at the other. Used for cleaning rifle barrels, by pulling through a piece of cloth.
(gambling) The trick of apparently cutting the cards while leaving the deck in the same sequence as before.
- 1942, Yank (volume 1, issues 1-45, page 8)
  THE PULL-THROUGH is used for a crooked shuffle to keep the cards stacked.
- 1961, John Scarne, Complete Guide to Gambling (page 547)
  The most popular and most deceptive of the false shuffles is the Pull Through, a dazzling and completely crooked shuffle which doesn't alter the position of a single card.

Verb

pull through (third-person singular simple present pulls through, present participle pulling through, simple past and past participle pulled through)

(intransitive) To come through pain and trouble through perseverance.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, H.L. Brækstad, transl., Folk and Fairy Tales, page 215:
  There was once a poor, very poor widow, who had an only son. She pulled through with the boy till he was confirmed; but then she told him that she could not feed him any longer; he would have to go out and earn his own bread.
- 1901 April 12, “District Reports”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record‎, volume 4, number 3, page 68:
  Dr. Gilman's race horse was bad last week; fortunately Mr. Verney, the District Veterinary Surgeon, succeeded in pulling him through.
- 1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 26”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], OCLC 365836:
  At one time it looked as though he could not live more than a few hours, and I am convinced that it was only through the Dutchman's doggedness that he pulled through.
(transitive) To assist someone through difficulties, injury, pain, etc.
- 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 176:
  "Dr. Van-Herne is confident of pulling Godfrey through, isn't he?"
(transitive) To clean the barrel of a firearm using a pull through.

单词	pull through
释义	pull through English Noun pull through (plural pull throughs) A length of cord about a metre long with a narrow cylindrical weight at one end and loops at the other. Used for cleaning rifle barrels, by pulling through a piece of cloth. (gambling) The trick of apparently cutting the cards while leaving the deck in the same sequence as before. 1942, Yank (volume 1, issues 1-45, page 8) THE PULL-THROUGH is used for a crooked shuffle to keep the cards stacked. 1961, John Scarne, Complete Guide to Gambling (page 547) The most popular and most deceptive of the false shuffles is the Pull Through, a dazzling and completely crooked shuffle which doesn't alter the position of a single card. Verb pull through (third-person singular simple present pulls through, present participle pulling through, simple past and past participle pulled through) (intransitive) To come through pain and trouble through perseverance. 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, H.L. Brækstad, transl., Folk and Fairy Tales, page 215: There was once a poor, very poor widow, who had an only son. She pulled through with the boy till he was confirmed; but then she told him that she could not feed him any longer; he would have to go out and earn his own bread. 1901 April 12, “District Reports”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record‎, volume 4, number 3, page 68: Dr. Gilman's race horse was bad last week; fortunately Mr. Verney, the District Veterinary Surgeon, succeeded in pulling him through. 1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 26”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], OCLC 365836: At one time it looked as though he could not live more than a few hours, and I am convinced that it was only through the Dutchman's doggedness that he pulled through. (transitive) To assist someone through difficulties, injury, pain, etc. 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 176: "Dr. Van-Herne is confident of pulling Godfrey through, isn't he?" (transitive) To clean the barrel of a firearm using a pull through.
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