culled

[ kuhld ]
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adjective
  1. selected, either as desirable or undesirable, and removed from a larger group:A number of culled sows were condemned due to emaciation.

  2. subjected to or reduced by this process:In the aftermath of the avian flu outbreak, many poultry farmers made claims seeking compensation for culled flocks.

  1. gathered or collected:This “reinvention” theory of art resonates especially with artists whose work relies on culled or salvaged materials.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of cull.

Origin of culled

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Other words from culled

  • un·culled, adjective

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