cull
A selectionA selection.
» How many animals have been culled?
Сколько было забито животных?
Сколько животных было забито?
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значень: 7A selection.
An organized killing of selected animals.
An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded.
A lobster having only one claw.
A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen.
(діалектне, сленг)A fool, gullible person; a dupe.
(Британія, застаріле, сленг)A man or boy.
- the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
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речень: 4How many animals have been culled?
ruСколько было забито животных?
There is no reason to cull pigs right now.
I breed betta fish and cull my unwanted stock by feeding them to my oscar.
The beautiful and outlandish designs in “Savage Beauty,” culled from McQueen’s 20-year career, have the power to startle and enthrall.
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мов: 1Походження
From Middle English cullen, cuilen, coilen, from Old French cuillir (“collect, gather, selFrom Middle English cullen, cuilen, coilen, from Old French cuillir (“collect, gather, select”), from Latin colligō (“gather together”). Doublet of coil.
Perhaps an abbreviation of cully.
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множина: cullsСиноніми
синонімів: 1- the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality:reject