culls 1 of 2

plural of cull
as in discards
something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others the unbruised apples will be packed in bags, and the culls will be used for cider

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culls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cull

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“Culls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culls. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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