Cully
Pronunciation : Cul"ly (kl"l)
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [Abbrev. fr. cullion.]
Definition : Defn: A person easily deceived, tricked, or imposed on; a mean dupe; a gull. I have learned that . . . I am not the first cully whom she has passed upon for a countess. Addison.
pl. Cullies (-l.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Cul"ly
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Cully,n., and cf. D. kullen to cheat, gull.]
Definition : Defn: To trick, cheat, or impose on; to deceive. "Tricks to cully fools." Pomfret.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913