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