n.
Pronunciation: ' k ə l
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French culier, coillir, from Latin colligere to bind together ― more at COLLECT
Date: 13th century
1 : to select from a group : CHOOSE < cull ed the best passages from the poet's work>
2 : to reduce or control the size of (as a herd) by removal (as by hunting) of especially weaker animals also : to hunt or kill (animals) as a means of population control
– cull · er noun