- cullion
- noun Etymology: Middle English coillon testicle, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *coleon-, coleo, from Latin coleus scrotum Date: 1575 archaic a mean or base fellow
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Cullion — Cul lion (k?l y?n), n. [OF. couillon, coillon, F. co?on, a vile fellow, coward, dupe, from OF. couillon, coillon, testicle, fr. il the scrotum, fr. L. coleus a leather bag, the scrotum.] A mean wretch; a base fellow; a poltroon; a scullion. Away … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cullion — [kul′yən] n. [ME coillon, wretch, lit., testicle < OFr coillon < VL * coleone, eunuch < * colea, scrotum < L coleus < ? colum, a strainer] Obs. a low, contemptible fellow … English World dictionary
cullion — /kul yeuhn/, n. Archaic. a base or vile fellow. [1350 1400; ME culyon, coil(i)on < AF, MF coillon worthless fellow, lit., testicle < VL *coleonem, acc. of *coleo, for L colei (pl.) testicles, scrotum] * * * … Universalium
cullion — noun a) A vile person. b) Testicle … Wiktionary
cullion — cul·lion … English syllables
cullion — cul•lion [[t]ˈkʌl yən[/t]] n. archaic a vile fellow • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < AF, MF coillon testicle < cōleī (pl.) testicles, scrotum … From formal English to slang
cullion — A rude, mean spirited person … Grandiloquent dictionary
cullion — n. rascal; orchid root; man orchid … Dictionary of difficult words
cullion — ˈkəlyən noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English coillon, colyoun testicle, from Middle French coillon, couillon, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin coleon , coleo, from Latin coleus scrotum, perhaps from colum sieve, strainer; from … Useful english dictionary
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