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cull

UK/kʊl/ US/kʌl/ rare obsolete slang uk
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

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verb

1.

sound the strings of (a string instrument)

  • “strum a guitar”
2.

look for and gather

  • “pick mushrooms”
  • “pick flowers”
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Origin

From Middle English cullen, cuilen, coilen, from Old French cuillir (“collect, gather, select”), from Latin colligō (“gather together”). Doublet of coil.

Phrases

  • rum cull

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