debeak en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /diːˈbiːk/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English beak English debeak From de- + beak.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove part of the beak of a chicken or other bird to prevent pecking in chicken farms.
‘Why not let them out to roam and scratch and peck at insects and worms and see if they come home in the evening and peck each other? Why debeak hens for something you are doing wrong?’
2020, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, The First Woman, Oneworld Publications, page 344:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| debeaked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| debeaked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| debeaking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| debeaks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
de den Schnabel stutzen (remove part of a beak) · de entschnabeln (remove part of a beak) · wa sbetchî (remove part of a beak) · de den Schnabel kupieren (remove part of a beak)