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.
From his herd he culls,
For slaughter, from the fairest of his bulls.
Dryden.
Whitest honey in fairy gardens culled.
Tennyson.
Cull, n. A cully; a dupe; a
gull. See Cully.