Cull

v. t.	1.	To separate, select, or pick out; to choose and gather or collect; as, to cull flowers. [imp. & p. p. Culled (k?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Culling.] From his herd he culls, For slaughter, from the fairest of his bulls. - Dryden. Whitest honey in fairy gardens culled. - Tennyson.
n.	1.	A cully; a dupe; a gull. See Cully.

Noun	1.	cull - the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality Synonyms: reject
Verb	1.	cull - remove something that has been rejected; "cull the sick members of the herd"
	2.	cull - look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" Synonyms: pick, pluck

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