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rullion

rullion noun: a shoe made of untanned leather.

Noun

rullion (plural rullions)

  1. (obsolete) A shoe made of untanned leather.
  2. (obsolete) A coarse woman.
  3. (Scotland, obsolete) An animal in poor condition.

Forms of rullion

pluralrullions

Origin of rullion

From Old English rifeling (“a kind of shoe”).

Questions about rullion

What does rullion mean?
Rullion means a shoe made of untanned leather.
What part of speech is rullion?
Rullion is a noun.
What is the plural of rullion?
The plural of rullion is rullions.

Words near rullion in the dictionary

  1. rulleymen
  2. rulleys
  3. Rulli
  4. rullichies
  5. rullies
  6. rullion
  7. rullions
  8. Rullis
  9. Rullo
  10. rullock
  11. rullocks

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