dehorn
dehorn · dehorns · dehorned · dehorning
To remove the horns fromTo remove the horns from.
/diːˈhɔːn/
» No one is as unlucky as a lamb: he is either dehorned, or castrated, or sacrificed.
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1 sensesTo remove the horns from.
take the horns off (an animal)
Examples
1 sentencesNo one is as unlucky as a lamb: he is either dehorned, or castrated, or sacrificed.
Translations
1 languagesForms
dehorns, dehorning, dehorned, dehornedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDeriveddehorner
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.