ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: back-formation from leg-pulling
: a deception or hoax usually of a humorous character
always full of jokes and leg-pulls — David Garnett
the … anecdote near the end of the memoir sounds like a final leg-pull — Hugh Kenner
ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: back-formation from leg-pulling
: a deception or hoax usually of a humorous character
always full of jokes and leg-pulls — David Garnett
the … anecdote near the end of the memoir sounds like a final leg-pull — Hugh Kenner
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012