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Definition of Cully
1. n. A person easily deceived, tricked, or imposed on; a mean dupe; a gull.
2. v. t. To trick, cheat, or impose on; to deceive.
Definition of Cully
1. Noun. A person who is easily tricked or imposed on; a dupe, a gullible person. ¹
2. Noun. (slang) A companion. ¹
3. Verb. To trick, to impose on, to dupe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cully
1. to trick [v -LIED, -LYING, -LIES] - See also: trick
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cully
Literary usage of Cully
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to by Henry Hallam (1876)
"... and, if the liberties of the peu- île were ¡-cully endangered by domestic
treachery, it was ridiculous to think cf H;IV- ng ..."
2. British Theatre: Comprising Tragedies, Comedies, Operas, and Farces, from by Owen Williams (1828)
"What, madam, you are afraid for your cully, are you ? Lov. ... cully, sirrah, cully?
afraid, sirrah, afraid of what? [Goes up to Torn. Loo. ..."
3. The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life by Hannah More (1827)
"While in the timid, that! cully from you. Your affectionate bean de- is construed
into .... cully ..."
4. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"Besides these changes, the town was at different times subject to Cochin, cully
Quilon, and Travancore. In 1741, Travancore unsuccessfully besieged it, ..."
5. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"cully did not hear Jennie. He saw only the curling flames over the big gray's head.
... cully reached the stable first, smashed the padlock with a shovel, ..."
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