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Noun: pull chain
  1. A chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet)
    "He reached up and tugged on the pull chain to turn on the ceiling fan"

Derived forms: pull chains

Type of: chain, pull

Part of: flush toilet, lavatory [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Pull chain