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pull-stroke
pull-stroke n.
Brit. 
/ˈpʊlstrəʊk/
, /ˈpʊlstrəʊk/U.S. /ˈpʊlˌstroʊk/
(a) a stroke (of an oar, saw, etc.) performed with a movement towards the body; (b) chiefly Cricket = pull n.1 9f./ˈpʊlˌstroʊk/ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > [noun] > paddling > stroke with a paddle
pull-stroke1880
the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [noun] > pulling > a pull > a stroke effected by pulling
pull-stroke1880
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [noun] > types of stroke
long ball1744
nip1752
catch1816
no-hit1827
cut1833
short hit1833
draw1836
drive1836
square hit1837
skylarker1839
skyer1840
skyscraper1842
back-cut1845
bum1845
leg sweep1846
slog1846
square cut1850
driver1851
Harrow drive1851
leg slip1852
poke1853
snick1857
snorter1859
leg stroke1860
smite1861
on-drive1862
bump ball1864
rocketer1864
pull1865
grass trimmer1867
late cut1867
off-drive1867
spoon1871
push1873
push stroke1873
smack1875
Harrow drive1877
pull-stroke1880
leg glance1883
gallery-hit1884
boundary-stroke1887
glide1888
sweep1888
boundary1896
hook1896
leg glide1896
backstroke1897
flick1897
hook stroke1897
cover-drive1898
straight drive1898
square drive1900
edger1905
pull-drive1905
slash1906
placing stroke1907
push drive1912
block shot1915
if-shot1920
placing shot1921
cow-shot1922
mow1925
Chinese cut1937
haymaker1954
hoick1954
perhapser1954
air shot1956
steepler1959
mishook1961
swish1963
chop-
1880 Manufacturer & Builder Feb. 42/2 The pull-stroke of 3,000 years ago is the best for such thin, narrow blades.
1897 K. S. Ranjitsinhji Jubilee Bk. Cricket iii. 132 He..applies a marvellous pull-stroke to good-length balls just outside the off-stump.
1969 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. li. 10 Pull stroke,..a stroke whereby the kayakist leans far forward, thrusts the paddle into the water and with extreme exertion pulls the kayak forward.
1994 Harrowsmith Aug. 56/3 The scuffle (or oscillating stirrup) hoe, with its U-shaped blade rocking back and forth a few degrees so that it cuts on both the push and pull strokes.
2006 Sunday Mail (Australia) (Nexis) 5 Mar. He was criticised for over aggressive pull strokes after a first-over mishap in a Test against South Africa.
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