Cullion

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

  Cullion \Cul"lion\ (k?l"y?n), n. [OF. couillon, coillon, F.
     co?on, a vile fellow, coward, dupe, from OF. couillon,
     coillon, testicle, fr. il the scrotum, fr. L. coleus a
     leather bag, the scrotum.]
     A mean wretch; a base fellow; a poltroon; a scullion. "Away,
     base cullions." --Shak.


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