English Explanatory Dictionary

pull away the shoulder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To turn away, refusing to listen.

Word forms

pull away the shoulder pulls away the shoulder pulling away the shoulder pulled away the shoulder

Etymology

From the Bible, Zechariah 7:11 KJV: "But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear."

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