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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cull \Cull\, n. A cully; a dupe; a gull. See {Cully}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cull \Cull\ (k?l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Culled} (k?ld); p. pr & vb n. {Culling}.] [OE. cullen, OF cuillir coillir F. cueillir to gather, pluck, pick fr L. colligere See {Coil}, v. t., and cf {Collect}.] To separate, select, or pick out to choose and gather or collect; as to cull flowers. From his herd he culls, For slaughter, from the fairest of his bulls. --Dryden. Whitest honey in fairy gardens culled. --Tennyson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cull n : the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality [syn: {reject}] v : look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" [syn: {pick}, {pluck}]
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