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- a base or vile fellow.
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Cullion noun. a mean wretch; a base fellow; a poltroon; a scullion. Etymology: [OF. couillon, coillon, F. coon, a vile fellow, coward, dupe, from OF. couillon, coillon, testicle, fr. il the scrotum, fr. L. coleus a leather bag, the scrotum.]
What does the noun cullion mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cullion, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. cullion has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
cul•lion (kul′ yən), n. [ Archaic.] a base or vile fellow. Vulgar Latin * cōleōnem, accusative of * cōleō, for Latin cōleī (plural) testicles, scrotum. Anglo-French, Middle French coillon worthless fellow, literally, testicle. Middle English culyon, coil ( i) on 1350–1400.
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noun. cul· lion ˈkəl-yən. archaic. : a mean or base fellow. Word History. Etymology. Middle English coillon testicle, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *coleon-, coleo, from Latin coleus scrotum. First Known Use. 1575, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of cullion was in 1575. See more words from the same year.
