Dehorn

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To remove the horns from.
  • v. To prevent growth in the horns of (cattle, for example), as by cauterization.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To remove the horns from.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth of the horns of (cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start. See dishorn.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To remove the horns from (domestic cattle).
  • To saw off the ends of logs bearing the owner's mark and to put on a new mark.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. take the horns off (an animal)
  • v. prevent the growth of horns of certain animals
  • Verb Form
    dehorned    dehorning    dehorns   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    remove    take    withdraw    take away   
    Variant
    dishorn   
    Form
    dehorned    dehorning   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    poll    hummel    humble