cullock (kulok)

See cullyock. cullumbinet, n. An obsolete form of columbine2. Spenser. cully (kul'i), n.; pl. cullies (-iz). [Old slang, an abbr. of cullion, 3, with sense modified appar. by a ociation with gull. According to Leland, of gipsy origin- "Sp. Gypsy chulai, ulai, a man, Turk. Gypsy khulai, khulai, a gentleman."] n."] A fellow; a "cove"; especially, a verdant fellow who is easily deceived, tricked, or imposed on, as by a sharper, jilt, or strumpet; a mean dupe. [Slang.] Thus, when by rooks a lord is plied, Some cully often wins a bet By venturing on the cheating side. Swift, South Sea Project. IMG:content-1782.png:[blocks in formation] Pomfret, Divine Attributes, Goodne . cullender, n. cullengey, n. A weight of the Carnatic, equal state of being a cully. [Slang.]