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cull

Syllabification: (cull)

Pronunciation: /kəl/

Definition of cull

[with object] (usually be culled)

select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources:anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history
reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter:he sees culling deer as a necessity (as noun culling)kangaroo culling
send (an inferior or surplus animal on a farm) to be slaughtered.
literary pick (flowers or fruit): (as adjective culled)fresh culled daffodils

a selective slaughter of wild animals.
[usually as modifier] an inferior or surplus livestock animal selected for killing:a cull cow

Derivatives

Middle English: from Old French coillier, based on Latin colligere (see collect¹)

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