n. The act of culling; the process of selecting for acceptance or removal.
n. Anything separated or selected from a mass.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of one who culls.
n. Anything separated or selected from a mass.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Anything selected or separated from a mass, as being of a poorer quality or inferior size: generally in the plural.
Word Usage
"In what the Service is calling a "clarification" of its release, the NPS said it doesn't intend to impose a lead ban on hunters and anglers by 2010, only upon its staff members in culling operations."