Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†CULL, n.2 A testicle. Used in pl. for “the testicles of the ram” (Rxb. 1825 Jam.2; 1923 Watson W.-B., obs.).
[O.Fr. couille, the scrotum (Hatz. and Darm.), Lat. coleus, a testicle.]
