wirepulling (wirpul"ing)

1. The act of pulling the wires, as of a puppet or other mechanical contrivance. Hence-2. The rousing, guiding, and controlling of any organization or body of persons, especially a political party, by underhand influence or management; intrigue, especially political intrigue. intrigue, especi wirer (wir'er), n. [ The nightly wirer of their innocent hare. Tennyson, Aylmer's Field. wire-road (wir'rōd), n . Same as wireway . Е. Н. Knight. Sewed with wire in wire-sewed (wir'sōd), a. stead of thread: noting books and pamphlets. wire-shafted (wir's hafted), a. Devoid of webs for most or all the length of its shaft, as a feather; wired, as a bird. See wire - tailed, and cut under Seleucides. One who makes