What does pullikins mean?
Pullikins means (dated) Pliers once used to extract teeth..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dated) Pliers once used to extract teeth..
On Sundays he mounted the pulpit instead of black bare bones, and as a preacher he drew the fangs of Satan with his spiritual pullikins, almost as skillfully as he did the teeth of his brother sinners on week days, with his metallic ones.
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Pullikins means (dated) Pliers once used to extract teeth..
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On Sundays he mounted the pulpit instead of black bare bones, and as a preacher he drew the fangs of Satan with his spiritual pullikins, almost as skillfully as he did the teeth of his brother sinners on week days, with his metallic ones.
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