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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Gulled (); 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. The rulgar, gulled into rebellion, armed. Dryden. I'm not gulling him for the emperor's service. Coleridge. Gull n. 1. A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. Shak. 2. One easily cheated; a dupe. Shak. Gull n.[Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.] (Zol.) One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus Larus and allied genera. Among the best known American species are the herring gull (Larus argentatus), the great black-backed gull (L. murinus) the laughing gull (L. atricilla), and Bonaparte's gull (L. Philadelphia). The common European gull is Larus canus. Gull teaser (Zol.), the jager; -- also applied to certain species of terns. スポンサード リンク
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