cull
A selectionA selection.
» How many animals have been culled?
Сколько было забито животных? — marafon
Сколько животных было забито? — marafon
Miktsoanit · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
7 sensesA 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.
(dialectal, slang)A fool, gullible person; a dupe.
(UK, obsolete, slang)A man or boy.
- the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
Examples
4 sentencesHow many animals have been culled?
ruСколько было забито животных? — marafon
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.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
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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Forms
plural: cullsSynonyms
1 synonyms- the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality:reject
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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