v.
- reduce the population of (a wild animal) by selective slaughter.
▸send (an unwanted farm animal) to be slaughtered.
- obtain from a variety of sources:
anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history.
n.
a selective slaughter of wild animals.
▸a livestock animal selected for killing.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. coillier, based on L. colligere (see collect1).