The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
cullion — [kul′yən] n. [ME coillon, wretch, lit., testicle < OFr coillon < VL * coleone, eunuch < * colea, scrotum < L coleus < ? colum, a strainer] Obs. a low, contemptible fellow … English World dictionary
cullion — noun Etymology: Middle English coillon testicle, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *coleon , coleo, from Latin coleus scrotum Date: 1575 archaic a mean or base fellow … New Collegiate Dictionary
cullion — /kul yeuhn/, n. Archaic. a base or vile fellow. [1350 1400; ME culyon, coil(i)on < AF, MF coillon worthless fellow, lit., testicle < VL *coleonem, acc. of *coleo, for L colei (pl.) testicles, scrotum] * * * … Universalium
cullion — noun a) A vile person. b) Testicle … Wiktionary
cullion — cul·lion … English syllables
cullion — cul•lion [[t]ˈkʌl yən[/t]] n. archaic a vile fellow • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < AF, MF coillon testicle < cōleī (pl.) testicles, scrotum … From formal English to slang
cullion — A rude, mean spirited person … Grandiloquent dictionary
cullion — n. rascal; orchid root; man orchid … Dictionary of difficult words
cullion — ˈkəlyən noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English coillon, colyoun testicle, from Middle French coillon, couillon, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin coleon , coleo, from Latin coleus scrotum, perhaps from colum sieve, strainer; from … Useful english dictionary
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