פּוּלְסָא, פֻּלְסָא m.n. PBH (pl. פּוּלְסִין) blow. [Aram., of uncertain origin. Perhaps borrowed from L. pulsus (= beating), from pellere (= to beat, strike, knock, push, drive), which prob. derives from IE base * pel– (= to shake, swing). See פּוּלְמוֹס and cp. פּוּלְסַצְיָה.]