Gull \Gull\ (g[u^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gulled} (g[u^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gulling}.] [Prob. fr. gull the bird; but cf. OSw. gylla to deceive, D. kullen, and E. cullibility.] To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud.
The rulgar, gulled into rebellion, armed. --Dryden.
I'm not gulling him for the emperor's service. --Coleridge.
Gull \Gull\, n. 1. A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. --Shak.
2. One easily cheated; a dupe. --Shak.
Gull \Gull\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.] (Zo["o]l.) One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus {Larus} and allied genera.
Note: Among the best known American species are the herring gull ({Larus argentatus}), the great black-backed gull ({L. murinus}) the laughing gull ({L. atricilla}), and Bonaparte's gull ({L. Philadelphia}). The common European gull is {Larus canus}.
{Gull teaser} (Zo["o]l.), the jager; -- also applied to certain species of terns.
The winners were: _Pamela Abshire of Salem (Va.) High School, a licensed pilot who has conducted research on how plants develop immunity from crown gull tumor.
The swine are encouraged to eat gull eggs and chase the birds who for years have nested messily on the wall.
The thieves nearly wiped out the hatchling population on the Mud Lumps barrier island by looting 26 of the 27 pelican nests and an unknown number of laughing sea gull nests, wildlife service spokesman James Bartee said Friday.
The gull droppings combine with soil to make an ideal medium for growing histoplasma capsulatum, a fungus that can cause a lung disease when inhaled.
Each 3-foot-by-7-foot banner shows a gull, dolphin or sea weed.