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culȝe
ˈculye, culȝe, v. Sc. ? Obs. Also 6 cuilȝe. [app. the same as cully v.1, and like it related to cull v.2; but the form seems to represent F. cueillir: cf. Sc. assalȝe, assailȝe, F. assaillir.] To cherish, coax, draw forth by coaxing or flattery.1513 Douglas æneis i. x. 27 Now him withaldis the Pheni...
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cully
▪ I. cully, n. slang or colloq. Now rare. (ˈkʌlɪ) [Orig. slang or rogues' cant, of uncertain origin. Connexion has been suggested with cullion or its Ital. cognate coglione ‘a noddie, a foole, a patch, a dolt; a cuglion, a gull, a meacocke’ (Florio). Leland thinks it of Gypsy origin, comparing Sp. G...
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