About The Word Cully

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What's The Definition Of Cully?Synonyms | Synonyms for Cully: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cully: See Also | Cully In Webster's Dictionary \Cul"ly\ (k?l"l?), n.; pl. {Cullies} (-l?z). [Abbrev. fr.
cullion.]
A person easily deceived, tricked, or imposed on; a mean
dupe; a gull.
I have learned that . . . I am not the first cully whom
she has passed upon for a countess. --Addison.
\Cul"ly\, v. t. [See {Cully},n., and cf. D. kullen to cheat, gull.] To trick, cheat, or impose on; to deceive. ``Tricks to cully fools.'' --Pomfret. |
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