culls Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
    cull; reject.
  2. verb remove something that has been rejected
    cull.
    • cull the sick members of the herd
  3. verb look for and gather
    cull; pluck; pick.
    • pick mushrooms
    • pick flowers

WordNet


Culls noun plural
Etymology
From Cull,, v. t.
Definitions
  1. Refuse timber, from which the best part has been culled out.
  2. Any refuse stuff, as rolls not properly baked.

Webster 1913