Main Entry: ¹cull

Pronunciation: \ˈkəl\

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 <culled 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