˜yÐÄvlog

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debeak

[ dee-beek ]

verb (used with object)

Veterinary Medicine.
  1. to remove the upper beak from (a bird) to prevent egg eating or attacks on other birds.

debeak

verb

  1. to remove part of the beak of poultry to reduce the risk of such habits as feather-picking or cannibalism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å±ð·²ú±ð²¹°ìİù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of debeak1

First recorded in 1935–40; de- + beak

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