cull

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  1. transitive verb To pick out from others; select.
  2. transitive verb To gather; collect.
  3. transitive verb To remove rejected members or parts from (a herd, for example).
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  • Japan defends the cull, arguing that strict quotas are set to prevent species becoming endangered and all killing is done in as humane a way as possible. —  Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion
  • The firm announced details of the cull -- its second in recent months -- on Tuesday, with around 100 associates and 200 staff members likely to be affected across the U.S., —  Law.com - Newswire
  • The cull was approved in November by the Rochester Hills City Council as a way to curb vehicle-deer accidents, which had risen to more than 200 in 2007. —  Freep.com - RSS
  • Ingram Micro will bring on an additional 25 staff in customer service positions following today's restructure and employee cull, according to its local chief. —  ARN News
  • Vasectomies and oral contraceptives have failed, and a cull is proposed.
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cull:   culling ·  culled
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Etymologies (5)

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  1. Middle English cullen, from Old French cuillir, from Latin colligere; see collect1.

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  1. from Middle English cullen, gather, pick, from Old French cuillir, cuellir, coillir (later English coil), cull, collect, from Latin colligere, collect, past participle collectus, later English collect: see collect, and coil, which is a doublet of cull.
  2. from cull, v.
  3. Contr. of cully, q. v.
  4. English dial. (Gloucestershire), perhaps a particular use of cull, a fool, dolt.
 

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