"trash pull" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trash pulls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trash pull (plural trash pulls)
  1. (US) A covert investigation by the police of a person's refuse when it has been placed outside the curtilage of their home. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-trash_pull-en-noun-LvfUXA93 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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