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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 gather or collect; as, “to cull flowers”.
   
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   From his herd he culls,
   
   For slaughter, from the fairest of his bulls. Dryden.
   
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   Whitest honey in fairy gardens culled. Tennyson.
   
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   Cull, n. A cully; a dupe; a gull. See Cully.
   
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