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• 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cull — I. /kʌl / (say kul) verb (t) 1. to choose; select; pick; gather the choice things or parts from. 2. to collect; gather; pluck. 3. to remove animals of inferior quality from (a herd or flock). 4. to kill (animals, as deer, kangaroos, etc.), with a …  

• cull — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French culier, coillir, from Latin colligere to bind together more at collect Date: 13th century 1. to select from a group ; choose < culled the best passages from the poet s work > 2. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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