cully

cully
I. noun (plural cullies) Etymology: perhaps alteration of cullion Date: 1664 one easily tricked or imposed on ; dupe II. transitive verb (cullied; cullying) Date: 1676 archaic cheat, deceive

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  • Cully — Cul ly, v. t. [See {Cully},n., and cf. D. kullen to cheat, gull.] To trick, cheat, or impose on; to deceive. Tricks to cully fools. Pomfret. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cully — Cul ly (k?l l?), n.; pl. {Cullies} ( l?z). [Abbrev. fr. cullion.] A person easily deceived, tricked, or imposed on; a mean dupe; a gull. [1913 Webster] I have learned that . . . I am not the first cully whom she has passed upon for a countess.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cully — Cully, Stadt im Bezirk La Vaux des Schweizercantons Waadt am Genfersee; 900 Ew.; Weinberge u. in der Nähe Reste eines römischen Bacchustempels. Geburtsort des Major Davel (s.d.), dem hier ein Denkmal errichtet ist …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Cully — (spr. külli), Stadt und Hauptort des Bezirks Rifthal (Lavaux) im schweizer. Kanton Waadt, an der Eisenbahn Genf St. Maurice, mit Weinbau und (1900) 1089 Einw. Am Hafen steht das Marmordenkmal des von C. gebürtigen Majors Davel, der 1723 im Kampfe …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Cully — (spr. küllih), Bezirksstadt im schweiz. Kanton Waadt, am Genfer See, (1888) 1002 E.; Weinbau …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • cully — index bilk, delude, dupe, mislead Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Cully —   [ky ji], Hauptort des Bezirks Lavaux, Kanton Waadt, Schweiz, am Nordufer des Genfer Sees, 1 700 Einwohner; Weinbau.   …   Universal-Lexikon

  • cully — [kul′ē] n. pl. cullies [17th c. thieves slang, prob. contr. of CULLION] [Old Slang] Slang former 1. a dupe 2. a fellow; companion; mate vt. cullied, cullying [Old Slang] to trick; deceive; cheat …   English World dictionary

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