CULLYING

Verb

cullying

present participle of cully

Source: Wiktionary


CULLY

Cul"ly (kl"l), n.; pl. Cullies (-l. Etym: [Abbrev. fr. cullion.]

Definition: A person easily deceived, tricked, or imposed on; a mean dupe; a gull. I have learned that . . . I am not the first cully whom she has passed upon for a countess. Addison.

Cul"ly, v. t. Etym: [See Cully,n., and cf. D. kullen to cheat, gull.]

Definition: To trick, cheat, or impose on; to deceive. "Tricks to cully fools." Pomfret.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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