Gulling

Gulling
Gull Gull (g[u^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gulled} (g[u^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gulling}.] [Prob. fr. gull the bird; but cf. OSw. gylla to deceive, D. kullen, and E. cullibility.] To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud. [1913 Webster]

The rulgar, gulled into rebellion, armed. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

I'm not gulling him for the emperor's service. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]


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