Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1824
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†CULL, n.1 “A lump of hard food” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 154). [kʌl]Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 132:
Pedlars . . . complain often to gude wives that they are drowthy, which means, if they have any food to spare in the pantry, they will not cast out with a cull or piece of it.
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