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pullcord
n. A cord that can be pulled to activate a light or other mechanism.
Usage examples of "pullcord".
He took a yellow handkerchief out of his pocket, tucked it in the pullcord of the window shade, and let it hang there, where it could be seen from the side street which the window faced.
Some of them still sported great gilded and tasseled pullcords, and he sliced these from them with grunts of satisfaction, tossing them back over his shoulder to where Craer could scurry and catch each one up, knotting them together with swift skill.