Pulleyless

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without a pulley. not-comparable

    "The drawing-room of the tenement mentioned just now, with its pictures, and pulleyless windows, and lockless doors, was tenanted by a friend who lodged there with a sick wife and a couple of little children, one of whom was an infant in arms."

Example

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"The drawing-room of the tenement mentioned just now, with its pictures, and pulleyless windows, and lockless doors, was tenanted by a friend who lodged there with a sick wife and a couple of little children, one of whom was an infant in arms."

Etymology

From pulley + -less.

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