Cull

Definitions

1. A fool, gullible person; a dupe.
   dialectal, slang
2. A surname.
3. A selection.
4. A man or boy.
   UK, obsolete, slang
5. An organized killing of selected animals.
6. An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded.
7. A lobster having only one claw.
8. A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen.

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Examples

“It seemed that the sun shone and all was right in our Blakean islands until the government began to set⟳ in motion its promised cull of badgers in an effort to control⟳ bovine TB. Salvation for brock came in the form⟳ of an online petition started by Queen guitarist Brian May, the rising costs of the programme and the weather.”

“Follow⟳ but my counsel, and I will show⟳ you a way to empty the pocket of a queer cull without any danger of the nubbing cheat.”

“But you don't want⟳ no dealings with that cull. A darker villain I never did see⟳.”

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