I. ˈkəl 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
II. noun
Date: 1809
: something rejected especially as being inferior or worthless
how to separate good-looking pecans from cull s — Washington Post