overcull

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English

Etymology

From over- +‎ cull.

Verb

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

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

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