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Webster 1913 Edition


Cullion

Cul′lion

(k?l′y?n)
,
Noun.
[OF.
couillon
,
coillon
, F.
co[GREEK]on
, a vile fellow, coward, dupe, from OF.
couillon
,
coillon
, testicle, fr.
il
the scrotum, fr. L.
coleus
a leather bag, the scrotum.]
A mean wretch; a base fellow; a poltroon; a scullion.
“Away, base cullions.”
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cullion

CULLION

,
Noun.
1.
A mean wretch. If from cully, one easily deceived; a dupe.
2.
A round or bulbous root; orchis. L.

Definition 2024


cullion

cullion

English

Noun

cullion (plural cullions)

  1. Testicle.
  2. A vile person.

References

  • Holinshed's Chronicles