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Meaning of cullion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈkʌl.jən/

Definitions

  1. Synonym of testicle.
    obsolete, plural-normally
  2. Synonym of asshole or bollocks, a mean, vile, or otherwise contemptible person.
    archaic, offensive

Examples

“[…] the kings enimies were vanquished, and put to flight, in which flight, the earle of Dowglas, for hast, falling from the crag of an hie mounteine, brake one of his cullions, and was taken, and for his valiantnesse, of the king frankelie and freelie deliuered.”
“As touching the galls, which by ouermuch riding on horseback be incident to the twist and the inner parts of the thigh, as euery man knoweth full well, which do burne and chaufe the skin in those parts; the fomie slime which a horse yeeldeth, as well from his mouth as his cullions, is soueraigne therefore, if the place be annointed therwith.”
“Mistake no more; I am not Licio. Nor a musician as I seem to be; But one that scorn to live in this disguise For such a one as leaves a gentleman And makes a god of such a cullion.”
“He weares a lords reuenewe on his back, And Midas like he iets it in the court, With base outlandish cullions at his heeles,”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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