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.
From his herd he culls, For slaughter, from the fairest
of his bulls. --Dryden.
Whitest honey in fairy gardens culled. --Tennyson.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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