cully Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cul"ly noun

Etymology

Abbrev. fr. cullion.

Wordforms

plural Cullies

Definitions

1. 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 transitive verb

Etymology

See Cully,n., and cf. D. kullen to cheat, gull.

Definitions

1. To trick, cheat, or impose on; to deceive. "Tricks to cully fools." Pomfret.