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Meaning of DEHORN

Pronunciation:  dee'horn

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  take the horns off animals
  2. [v]  prevent the growth of horns; of some animals
 
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 See Also: disbud, remove, take, take away, take off, withdraw

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\De*horn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dehorned}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Dehorning}.]
To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth of the horns of
(cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start. See
{Dishorn}. ``Dehorning cattle.'' --Farm Journal (1886).
 

 

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