gull

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

GULL, verb transitive To deceive; to cheat; to mislead by deception; to trick; to defraud. The vulgar, gull'd into rebellion, armed. GULL, noun A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. 1. One easily cheated. GULL, noun A marine fowl of the genus Larus, and order of ansers. There are several species.
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