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   Cul·ly

   /ˈkəlē/

   

   noun

   • 1. (often as a form of address) a man; a friend. archaic, informal

   Word Origin mid 17th century (denoting a person who is imposed upon): of unknown origin.

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   What does the name Cully mean?

   • Gaelic Baby Names Meaning: The name Cully is a Gaelic Baby Names baby name. In Gaelic Baby Names the meaning of the name Cully is: Handsome or dwells at the woodland.

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   Where does the noun Cully come from?

   • The earliest known use of the noun cully is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for cully is from 1664, in the writing of Samuel Butler, poet. cully is of uncertain origin.

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   What does Cullion mean?

   • A fool or dupe. To fool; cheat. [Perhaps from cullion .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. n., pl. -lies, n. 1. Archaic. a dupe. 2. Slang. fellow; companion. 3.

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   Did Cully take a gun from a cliff?

   • One, led by Cully, ascends the cliff by a lateral ravine, and pursues its way along the upper table-land. Still, there is the damning evidence of the gun, which Cully declares could only have been taken from him along with his life.

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   The meaning of CULLY is one easily tricked or imposed on : dupe.

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   CULLY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com. cully. [ kuhl -ee ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. , plural cul·lies. Archaic. a dupe. Slang. fellow; companion. verb (used with object) , cul·lied, cul·ly·ing. to trick; cheat; dupe. cully. / ˈkʌlɪ / noun. slang. pal; mate. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of cully 1.

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   5 days ago · 1. a dupe. 2. a fellow; companion; mate. verb transitive Word forms: ˈcullied or ˈcullying. 3. Slang, Obsolete. to trick; deceive; cheat. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin. 17th-c. thieves' slang, prob. contr. of cullion. Word Frequency.

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   Cully is an archaic word for a fool or a dupe, or a slang term for a pal or a mate. It may also mean to trick or cheat someone. See different sources and examples of cully usage.

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   (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈkʌli/

   Rhymes: -ʌli

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   cully (plural cullies) 1. (archaic) A person who is easily tricked or imposed on; a dupe, a gullible person. 1.1. 1678, [John] Dryden, “Epilogue”, in Nat[haniel] Lee, Mithridates King of Pontus, a Tragedy:[…], London: […] R[obert] E[veringham] for James Magnes and Rich[ard] Bentley,[…], →OCLC: 1.1.1. Yet the rich Culliesmay their boaſting ſpare; / ...

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   cully (third-person singular simple present cullies, present participle cullying, simple past and past participle cullied) 1. To trick, to impose on, to dupe.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cully. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   3 days ago · Definition of 'cully' Word Frequency. cully in American English. (ˈkʌli ) noun Word forms: plural ˈcullies Slang, Obsolete. 1. a dupe. 2. a fellow; companion; mate. verb transitive Word forms: ˈcullied or ˈcullying. 3. Slang, Obsolete. to trick; deceive; cheat. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.