Cully

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

  Cully \Cul"ly\ (k?l"l?), n.; pl. {Cullies} (-l?z). [Abbrev. fr.
     cullion.]
     A person easily deceived, tricked, or imposed on; a mean
     dupe; a gull.
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           I have learned that . . . I am not the first cully whom
           she has passed upon for a countess.      --Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cully \Cul"ly\, v. t. [See {Cully},n., and cf. D. kullen to
     cheat, gull.]
     To trick, cheat, or impose on; to deceive. "Tricks to cully
     fools." --Pomfret.
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