cullion

cullion
/kul"yeuhn/, n. Archaic.
a base or vile fellow.
[1350-1400; ME culyon, coil(i)on < AF, MF coillon worthless fellow, lit., testicle < VL *coleonem, acc. of *coleo, for L colei (pl.) testicles, scrotum]

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  • Cullion — Cul lion (k?l y?n), n. [OF. couillon, coillon, F. co?on, a vile fellow, coward, dupe, from OF. couillon, coillon, testicle, fr. il the scrotum, fr. L. coleus a leather bag, the scrotum.] A mean wretch; a base fellow; a poltroon; a scullion. Away …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • cullion — ˈkəlyən noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English coillon, colyoun testicle, from Middle French coillon, couillon, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin coleon , coleo, from Latin coleus scrotum, perhaps from colum sieve, strainer; from …   Useful english dictionary

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