culling Definition

cull
verb culled, culling

1. To gather or pick up (information or ideas).

Thesaurus: collect, gather, garner, glean, amass.
2. To select and kill (weak or surplus animals) from a group, eg seals or deer, in order to keep the population under control.
3. To gather (the best parts) from something.

Thesaurus: choose, select, elect, pick out, winnow.

noun

1. An act of culling.
2. An inferior animal eliminated from the herd, flock, etc.

Etymology: 14c: from French cuillir to gather.