Cullen

[ kuhl-uh n ]

/ ˈkʌl ən /

noun

Coun·tee

[koun-tey, -tee] /kaʊnˈteɪ, -ˈti/, 1903–46, U.S. poet.

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Examples from the Web for cullen

“To the extent he was able to refresh any New Hampshire contacts, he would have done that then,” says Cullen.
Sen. Bob Smith: The Thing That Wouldn’t Leave|Michelle Cottle|December 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Cullen is not the first serial killer in the medical profession.
‘The Angel of Death’ and the Hospitals That Put a Serial Killer to Work|Lizzie Crocker|April 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The media dubbed Cullen “the Angel of Death”—a nickname he relished—when he was finally arrested in 2003.
‘The Angel of Death’ and the Hospitals That Put a Serial Killer to Work|Lizzie Crocker|April 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“We may have just broken another record,” Cullen says of the recent heat wave.
Earth Day: Discussing the Coming Climate Crisis With Heidi Cullen|Dominique Browning|April 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Dow is the Cullen Professor at the University of Houston Law Center and the director of litigation at the Texas Defender Service.
Last Night's Gruesome Execution|David R. Dow|June 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Possibly Cardinal Cullen might have relished them no better.
Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888)|William Henry Hurlbert
Then he grabbed Cullen by the scruff of the neck and sent him spinning into the arms of Seth.
Boy Scouts on the Great Divide|Archibald Lee Fletcher
Come to Cullen to lie—hitherto the country is sadly poor and unimproven.
The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence.|Robert Burns and Allan Cunningham
The recent advances in neuropathology have revived of late years the views of Cullen on the pathology of gout.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
The theory which Cullen adopted is quite as explanatory and consistent as any which has been promulgated since his time.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cullen

Cullen

/ (ˈkʌlən) /

noun

William Douglas, Baron. born 1935, Scottish judge who conducted public inquiries into the Piper Alpha disaster (1990), the Dunblane school shootings (1996), and the Ladbroke Grove rail disaster (1999); led the tribunal which turned down the appeal (2002) of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi against his conviction for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing

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Word Origin and History for cullen

cullen

in some uses it represents an Englishing of Cologne, the city in Germany. As a surname it can be this or from Cullen, Banffshire.