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pull away the shoulder

verb

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."

Definitions

  1. To turn away, refusing to listen.

    • And it appears from the united testimony of God and man, that sinners have always been disposed to pull away the shoulder and stop their ears, and harden their hearts under divine instructions.

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