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cull
 
PRONUNCIATION:  kl
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: culled, cull·ing, culls
1. To pick out from others; select. 2. To gather; collect. 3. To remove rejected members or parts from (a herd, for example).
NOUN: Something picked out from others, especially something rejected because of inferior quality.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English cullen, from Old French cuillir, from Latin colligere. See collect1.
OTHER FORMS:cullerNOUN
 
 
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