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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cull \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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