'Culling' definitions:
Definition of 'Culling'
From: GCIDE
- Cull \Cull\ (k?l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Culled (k?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Culling.] [OE.cullen, OF. cuillir, coillir, F.cueillir, to gather, pluck, pick, fr. L. colligere. See Coil, v. t., and cf. Collect.] To separate, select, or pick out; to choose and gather or collect; as, to cull flowers. [1913 Webster]
- From his herd he culls, For slaughter, from the fairest of his bulls. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Whitest honey in fairy gardens culled. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Culling'
From: GCIDE
- Culling \Cull"ing\ (k?l"?ng), n.
- 1. The act of one who culls. [1913 Webster]
- 2. pl. Anything separated or selected from a mass. [1913 Webster]