pull-inn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpʊlɪn/, U.S.

/ˈpʊlˌɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pull v., in adv.

Etymology: < pull v. + in adv., after to pull in at pull v. Phrasal verbs.

A. n.

1. The action or an act of pulling (something) in (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [noun] > pulling > pulling towards one

pull-in1906

1906 Westm. Gaz. 20 July 4/2 Then there is the pull-in [of the fish], the flash of the brilliant bit of rainbow leaping its life out on the deck.

1977 Offshore Engineer Apr. 27/2 The port has a step-down diameter which provides a positive stop during pipe pull-in.

1995 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 9 July 53 Enter Henri—a garage attendant at my next pull-in for petrol.

a. A roadside cafe or refreshment stand. Cf. sense B.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > eating-house or restaurant > café or tearoom

tearoom1733

café1802

tea-garden1802

estaminet1814

cafeteria1839

coffee palace1879

coffee parlour1894

zinc1914

caff1931

pull-in1938

transport café1938

pantry1948

relais1957

kayf1962

izakaya1987

1938 G. Greene Brighton Rock iii. iii. 128 He didn't speak to her in the bus... The country unwound the other way: Mazawattee tea, antique dealers, pull-ins.

1959 Listener 8 Oct. 593/3 At the pull-in where most of the play was enacted the café owners sometimes struck a slightly false note.

1989 Truck Feb. 43/3 Calgary is also responsible for a new standard of truck pull-ins, the Road King Truck Stop.

2001 Adventure Travel July–Aug. 63/3 At a roadside pull-in we tucked into chili omelette as a brightly decorated truck pulled up.

b. An off-road or roadside area into which a motor vehicle may pull in; a lay-by.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > parts of road > [noun] > lay-by

rest area1916

pull-off1927

rest stop1930

lay-by1939

drive-off1940

pull-in1954

1954 E. Hyams Stories & Cream 163 A sprawling public-house..in front of which was a vast pull-in for motor-coaches.

1972 M. Gilbert Body of Girl iv. 43 The site had not been designed as a garage, and..the pull-in in front was not as deep as it should have been.

1987 P. Benson Levels vii. 52 They didn't let us pass, even by Muchelney pull-in.

2003 Mirror (Nexis) 7 Mar. 6 He left home at 9.30am, stopped for petrol, arrived in London at 11.45am, never stopped at the wooded pull-in near Bath.

B. adj. (attributive).

1. Used for pulling something in; relating to the process of pulling in. Also: that may be pulled in.

ΚΠ

1931 Daily Mail 26 May 1/4 (advt.) West Riding suiting coats... Smart Storm Collar and pull-in Belt.

1953 F. G. Spreadbury Design Electronic Measuring Instruments 69 Typical applications of the first type are measurements of pull-in and drop-out times of circuit breakers.

1976 Offshore Engineer July 21/1 A flowline pull-in tool has been developed..to meet this problem.

2000 Red Herring Mar. 386/1 It's possible that the strong performance was related not so much to e-commerce as to pull-in demand prior to a Y2K lockdown.

2. Designating a cafe, petrol station, etc., placed so that drivers may pull in to use it.

ΚΠ

1938 G. Greene Brighton Rock v. ii. 195 A window of Charlie's Pull-in Café.

1970 K. Coutts-Smith Dream of Icarus xvi. 142 The endless ribbon of concrete with its landscaped verges, its intersection points and bridges, and its occasional pull-in cafes and filling stations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pull-in
释义	pull-inn.adj. Brit. /ˈpʊlɪn/, U.S. /ˈpʊlˌɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pull v., in adv. Etymology: < pull v. + in adv., after to pull in at pull v. Phrasal verbs. A. n. 1. The action or an act of pulling (something) in (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [noun] > pulling > pulling towards one pull-in1906 1906 Westm. Gaz. 20 July 4/2 Then there is the pull-in [of the fish], the flash of the brilliant bit of rainbow leaping its life out on the deck. 1977 Offshore Engineer Apr. 27/2 The port has a step-down diameter which provides a positive stop during pipe pull-in. 1995 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 9 July 53 Enter Henri—a garage attendant at my next pull-in for petrol. 2. a. A roadside cafe or refreshment stand. Cf. sense B. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > eating-house or restaurant > café or tearoom tearoom1733 café1802 tea-garden1802 estaminet1814 cafeteria1839 coffee palace1879 coffee parlour1894 zinc1914 caff1931 pull-in1938 transport café1938 pantry1948 relais1957 kayf1962 izakaya1987 1938 G. Greene Brighton Rock iii. iii. 128 He didn't speak to her in the bus... The country unwound the other way: Mazawattee tea, antique dealers, pull-ins. 1959 Listener 8 Oct. 593/3 At the pull-in where most of the play was enacted the café owners sometimes struck a slightly false note. 1989 Truck Feb. 43/3 Calgary is also responsible for a new standard of truck pull-ins, the Road King Truck Stop. 2001 Adventure Travel July–Aug. 63/3 At a roadside pull-in we tucked into chili omelette as a brightly decorated truck pulled up. b. An off-road or roadside area into which a motor vehicle may pull in; a lay-by. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > parts of road > [noun] > lay-by rest area1916 pull-off1927 rest stop1930 lay-by1939 drive-off1940 pull-in1954 1954 E. Hyams Stories & Cream 163 A sprawling public-house..in front of which was a vast pull-in for motor-coaches. 1972 M. Gilbert Body of Girl iv. 43 The site had not been designed as a garage, and..the pull-in in front was not as deep as it should have been. 1987 P. Benson Levels vii. 52 They didn't let us pass, even by Muchelney pull-in. 2003 Mirror (Nexis) 7 Mar. 6 He left home at 9.30am, stopped for petrol, arrived in London at 11.45am, never stopped at the wooded pull-in near Bath. B. adj. (attributive). 1. Used for pulling something in; relating to the process of pulling in. Also: that may be pulled in. ΚΠ 1931 Daily Mail 26 May 1/4 (advt.) West Riding suiting coats... Smart Storm Collar and pull-in Belt. 1953 F. G. Spreadbury Design Electronic Measuring Instruments 69 Typical applications of the first type are measurements of pull-in and drop-out times of circuit breakers. 1976 Offshore Engineer July 21/1 A flowline pull-in tool has been developed..to meet this problem. 2000 Red Herring Mar. 386/1 It's possible that the strong performance was related not so much to e-commerce as to pull-in demand prior to a Y2K lockdown. 2. Designating a cafe, petrol station, etc., placed so that drivers may pull in to use it. ΚΠ 1938 G. Greene Brighton Rock v. ii. 195 A window of Charlie's Pull-in Café. 1970 K. Coutts-Smith Dream of Icarus xvi. 142 The endless ribbon of concrete with its landscaped verges, its intersection points and bridges, and its occasional pull-in cafes and filling stations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1906
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