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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
  • sometimes|pejorative A Yankee, an American: someone from the United States.
  • US A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern United States.

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Verb:

  • transitive To pull something with a quick, strong action.
  • transitive to remove from circulation

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