Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Ireland, Southern US, archaic, obsolete)A noose of string, metal wire, or hair used to snare an animal, especially a fish.

Examples

148 sentences

  1. I can't write with this dull pencil.

    Я не можу писати цим непідточеним олівцем. — deniko

    ruЯ не могу писать этим тупым карандашом. — afyodor

    deIch kann mit diesem stumpfen Bleistift nicht schreiben. — Tamy

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  2. The point of the pencil has become dull.

    Олівець затупився. — aandrusiak

    ruКарандаш затупился. — marafon

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  3. This knife is so dull that it can't cut.

    Цей ніж настільки тупий, що ним неможливо різати. — iceman

    ruЭтот нож такой тупой, что им нельзя резать. — Hellerick

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  4. The knife is dull.

    Ніж тупий. — deniko

    ruНож тупой. — Balamax

    deDas Messer ist stumpf. — Tamy

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  5. This knife is dull.

    Цей ніж тупий. — deniko

    ruЭтот нож тупой. — Wezel

    deDieses Messer ist stumpf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Origin

Probably from Irish dul, dol (“loop, noose, snare”).

Probably from Irish dul, dol (“loop, noose, snare”).

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Forms

plural: dulls
Singulardull
Pluraldulls

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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