What is "to pull and haul"

Pull \Pull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pulled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pulling.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall, piol, spiol.]

1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

   Ne'er pull your hat upon your brows.
   --Shak.

   He put forth his hand . . . and pulled her in.
   --Gen. viii. 9.

2. To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

   He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate.
   --Lam. iii. 11.

3. To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.

4. To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one; as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.

5. (Horse Racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning; as, the favorite was pulled.

6. (Print.) To take or make, as a proof or impression; -- hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.

7. (Cricket) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n.,

8. Never pull a straight fast ball to leg.
   --R. H. Lyttelton.

   To pull and haul, to draw hither and thither. `` Both are equally pulled and hauled to do that which they are unable to do. ''
   --South.

   To pull down, to demolish; to destroy; to degrade; as, to pull down a house. `` In political affairs, as well as mechanical, it is easier to pull down than build up.''
   --Howell. `` To raise the wretched, and pull down the proud.''
   --Roscommon.

   To pull a finch. See under Finch.

   To pull off, take or draw off.