sull

verb, noun — 2 senses

sull

verb

/sʌl/ · Northern-England /sʊl/

Etymology Back-formation from sullen.

1

Of an animal: to stop; to refuse to go on.

The mesteño had stopped and sulled in the road with its forefeet spread and he sat looking after her.1992, Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses:

Derived terms: sull up

sull

noun

Etymology From Old English sulh (“plough”). Compare sullow and Old High German suohili (“little plough”).

1

England, Western, Dialectal A plough.

Derived terms: sull-paddle, sull-breaking

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