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(obsolete) To pull, to pull out or away, to pull sharply.

To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically (nautical) to haul or hoist and tie up by means of a rope.

A very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment.

(obsolete, rare) A pulley, a windlass (form of winch for lifting heavy weights, comprising a cable or rope wound around a cylinder).