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overculling

overculling is the present participle and gerund of overcull.

Meaning of overcull

Verb

overcull (third-person singular simple present overculls, present participle overculling, simple past and past participle overculled)

  1. To cull excessively.
    • Do not overcull. When egg prices or cull prices, or both, are low, there is a tendency to overcull.1966, Pacific Poultryman, volume 72, page 21

Questions about overculling

What is overculling the present participle and gerund of?
Overculling is the present participle and gerund of overcull.

Words near overculling in the dictionary

  1. overcrusted
  2. overcrusting
  3. overcrusts
  4. overcull
  5. overculled
  6. overculling
  7. overculls
  8. overcultivate
  9. overcultivated
  10. overcultivates
  11. overcultivating

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