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pull through

noun

Meaning

  1. A length of cord about a metre long with a narrow cylindrical weight at one end and loops at the other. Used for cleaning rifle barrels, by pulling through a piece of cloth.
  2. To come through pain and trouble through perseverance
  3. To clean the barrel of a firearm using a pull through

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