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Pronunciation : Gull
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Prob. fr. gull the bird; but cf. OSw. gylla to deceive, D. kullen, and E. cullibility.]
Definition : Defn: To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud. The rulgar, gulled into rebellion, armed. Dryden. I'm not gulling him for the emperor's service. Coleridge.

t. [imp. & p. p. Gulled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gulling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Gull
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. Shak.

2. One easily cheated; a dupe. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Gull
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus Larus and allied genera.

Note: Among the best known American species are the herring gull (Larus argentatus), the great black-backed gull (L. murinus) the laughing gull (L. atricilla), and Bonaparte's gull (L. Philadelphia). The common European gull is Larus canus. Gull teaser (Zo?l.), the jager; -- also applied to certain species of terns.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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