culling

from 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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Culling \Cull"ing\ (k?l"?ng), n.
   1. The act of one who culls.
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   2. pl. Anything separated or selected from a mass.
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