Cullion

Quick meaning: Cullion is a noun meaning (obsolete, usually in the plural) Synonym of testicle.

Meaning

(obsolete, usually in the plural) Synonym of testicle.

More Meanings

1. (archaic, offensive) Synonym of asshole or bollocks, a mean, vile, or otherwise contemptible person.

Example Sentences

He weares a lords reuenewe on his back, And Midas like he iets it in the court, With base outlandish cullions at his heeles,

Mistake no more; I am not Licio. Nor a musician as I seem to be; But one that scorn to live in this disguise For such a one as leaves a gentleman And makes a god of such a cullion.

[…] the kings enimies were vanquished, and put to flight, in which flight, the earle of Dowglas, for hast, falling from the crag of an hie mounteine, brake one of his cullions, and was taken, and for his valiantnesse, of the king frankelie and freelie deliuered.

As touching the galls, which by ouermuch riding on horseback be incident to the twist and the inner parts of the thigh, as euery man knoweth full well, which do burne and chaufe the skin in those parts; the fomie slime which a horse yeeldeth, as well from his mouth as his cullions, is soueraigne therefore, if the place be annointed therwith.

Word Forms

• cullions

Synonyms for cullion

Depending on context, synonyms include testicle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cullis, culette, cumball, cullender, culvering, cunny.

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