culling
Word-form referencescull
Pronunciations
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/ˈkʌlɪŋ/
Noun
The act by which things are culled; the process of selecting for acceptance or removal.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
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It is he who has done everything the club have asked of him since his arrival, including overseeing the brutal culling of many of the club's legends - Luis Suarez was thrown away in a phone call which, by all accounts, lasted less than 90 seconds.
Anything separated or selected from a mass.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
The theft of personal possessions from a carriage during a horse race.
Usage- UK usage
- Countable
- Obsolete
- Uncountable
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Culling is performed during races by stepping up on a carriage during the time the horses are coming in, and snatching reticules, silk bags, &c., from the seats of the carriage, the attention of the ladies being drawn to the winning horse.
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