PULL-THROUGH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pull-through mean? 

• PULL-THROUGH (noun)
  The noun PULL-THROUGH has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PULL-THROUGH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PULL-THROUGH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pull-through" is a kind of...):

cleaning device; cleaning equipment; cleaning implement (any of a large class of implements used for cleaning)

 Context examples 

Also called coloanal pull-through.

(Coloanal anastomosis, NCI Dictionary)