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cullion

noun

Obsolete a low, contemptible fellow

See cullion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cul·lion

noun
Archaic

A contemptible fellow; a rascal.

Origin: Middle English coilon, testicle, from Old French coillon, from Latin culleus, bag.

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