debeak
UK/diːˈbiːk/
debeak verb: to remove part of the beak of a chicken or other bird to prevent pecking in chicken farms.
Verb
debeak (third-person singular simple present debeaks, present participle debeaking, simple past and past participle debeaked)
- 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 of debeak
| third-person singular present | debeaks |
|---|---|
| present participle | debeaking |
| past participle | debeaked |
| past | debeaked |
Origin of debeak
From de- + beak.
Words that rhyme with debeak
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- leak
- seek
- bespeak
- pique
- tweak
- reek
- sleek
- geek
- peek
- squeak
- week
- wreak
- boutique
- clique
- creek
- forspeak
- gleek
- unique
- bleak
- cacique
- creak
- critique
- deke
- eek
- eke
- fleak
- on fleek
- respeak
- Tajik
- teak
- technique
- tongue-in-chic
- chic
- cleek
- desqueak
- leek
- malik
- meek
- midweek
- misspeak
- physique
- pratique
- shriek
- speke
- streek
- Zeke
- -speak
- Adam's Peak
Questions about debeak
- What does debeak mean?
- Debeak means to remove part of the beak of a chicken or other bird to prevent pecking in chicken farms.
- What part of speech is debeak?
- Debeak is a verb.
- How do you pronounce debeak?
- Debeak is pronounced /diːˈbiːk/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of debeak?
- The past tense of debeak is debeaked.
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