Culling

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  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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