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de-tailing

de-tailing is the present participle and gerund of de-tail.

Meaning of de-tail

Verb

de-tail (third-person singular simple present de-tails, present participle de-tailing, simple past and past participle de-tailed)

  1. (transitive) To remove the tail from.
    • In addition, six or eight "freezer-boats," which originally had been commissioned for general fishing, were modified by installing improved refrigeration, thus enabling the whole de-tailing and freezing process to be carried out on board.1962, Fisheries Bulletin, numbers 1-11, page 69

Questions about de-tailing

What is de-tailing the present participle and gerund of?
De-tailing is the present participle and gerund of de-tail.

Words near de-tailing in the dictionary

  1. de-Sunnifies
  2. de-Sunnify
  3. de-Sunnifying
  4. de-tail
  5. de-tailed
  6. de-tailing
  7. de-tails
  8. de-thatcher
  9. de-thatchers
  10. de-thatching rake
  11. de-thatching rakes

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