2 entries under this word

Cully

Cūl'ly, n.

noun

n. [An abbreviation of cullion, q. v.] A person who is easily deceived, tricked, or imposed on; a mean dupe.

I have learned that this fine lady does not live far from Covent Garden, and that I am not the first cully whom she has passed upon for a countess. Addison.

Cūl'ly, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [See supra, and cf. D. kullen, to cheat, to gull.] To trick, cheat, or impose on; to deceive. “Trick to cully fools.” Pomfret.