pull-through

1. 1.

   cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight; is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it

   Broadercleaning implement

Questions about pull-through

What does pull-through mean?

pull-through means "cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight; is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it".

How many syllables are in pull-through?

pull-through has 2 syllables: pull--through. The stress falls on "pull-".

Is pull-through a common word?

pull-through is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.