English Dictionary

cully

/ˈkʌli/

noun

(now rare) A person who is easily tricked or imposed on; a dupe, a gullible person. / (slang) A companion. / (historical, archaic) A male client of a prostitute; a john, a gonk.

The cully was easily fooled by the scam artist.

意味（1）

(now rare) A person who is easily tricked or imposed on; a dupe, a gullible person.

I have learned that […] I am not the first cully whom she has passed upon for a countess.

意味（2）

(slang) A companion.

意味（3）

(historical, archaic) A male client of a prostitute; a john, a gonk.

The assumption tends to be the opposite: Whores constantly seek sexual encounters to fulfill their burning desires and also sometimes manage to wheedle gold out of their cullies.